# NTSB MIA76FKT24: Piper J-3, N7175H, Indiantown, FL, October 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1975
- Place: Indiantown, FL · INDIANTOWN, FL
- Location: 27.0400° N, 80.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiantown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0400&lon=-80.4882&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKT24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3435  75/10/19   INDIANTOWN,FL       PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 124
        TIME - 1700                    N7175H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNKIN MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANTOWN,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED TO R DRG TKOF.PLT APLD L RUDDER ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE STRUCK FENCE ON L SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7175H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7175H), registered now, S/N 20432, 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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dunkin Memorial

## 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 19751019037229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019037229A), Oct 19, 1975: Piper J3C65, Indiantown, FL, Substantial damage. Acft drifted to r drg tkof. Plt apld l rudder acft became airborne struck fence on l side of rwy.

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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