# NTSB MIA74DKJ04: Piper J3C, N7473H, Guntersville, AL, July 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: Guntersville, AL · GUNTERSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2981  74/7/21    GUNTERSVILLE,ALA    PIPER J3C           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 566
        TIME - 1330                    N7473H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNTERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUNTERSVILLE,ALA            BAILEYTON,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NEEDLE VALVE P/N 390077 STUCK IN SEAT ASSEMBLY P/N P-17247.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7473H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7473H-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 20740, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guntersville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740721037329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721037329A), Jul 21, 1974: Piper J3C65, Guntersville, AL, Substantial damage. Needle valve p/n 390077 stuck in seat assembly p/n P-17247.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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