# NTSB MIA74FLG18: Piper J-3C, N98000, Sumter, SC, January 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Sumter, SC · SUMTER, SC
- Location: 33.9204° N, 80.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9204&lon=-80.3415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0026   74/1/6    SUMTER,SC           PIPER J-3C          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3700
        TIME - 1620                    N98000              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMTER,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AT END OF STRIP PLT PULLED NOSE OF ACFT STRAIGHT UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98000 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lee Strip

## 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 19740106000609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000609A), Jan 6, 1974: Piper J3C65, Sumter, SC, Destroyed. At end of strip plt pulled nose of acft straight up.

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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