# NTSB MIA74DLD90: Piper J-3, N98576, Lake Placid, FL, June 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1974
- Place: Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1566   74/6/5    LAKE PLACID,FLA     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N98576              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE MARR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   MIAMI,FLA                    LAKE PLACID,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK JUNK ACFT WING LYING ON GND ADJ TO RWY.WIND GUSTING 20K.TAIL LIFTED IMMEDIATELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98576](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98576), registered now, S/N 18795, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joe Marr

## Other investigations on N98576 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA69I0259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69I0259), Nov 23, 1968: Piper J-3 (N98576), Ozark, AL, incident, no damage

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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