# NTSB MIA74FLG05: Piper J3L, N32966, Landrum, SC, July 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1974
- Place: Landrum, SC · LANDRUM, SC
- Location: 35.1752° N, 82.1826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Landrum, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1752&lon=-82.1826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG05-173357

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1950  74/7/17    LANDRUM,SC          PIPER J3L           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 425
        TIME - 1830                    N32966              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANDRUM,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WOOD ROT IN PROP.LNDD IN PEACH ORCHARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32966](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32966), registered now, S/N 5750, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairview

## 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 19740717020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740717020079A), Jul 17, 1974: Piper J3L65, Landrum, SC, Substantial damage. Wood rot in prop. Lndd in peach orchard.

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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