# NTSB MKC65F0012: Piper J3, N88037, Kenesaw, KS, January 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1965
- Place: Kenesaw, KS · KENESAW, KS
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0208  65/1/30  NR. KENESAW NEB       PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 197
        TIME - 0904                    N88037              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-ENGINE CRANKCASE BREATHER PLUGGED BY ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE NOT WINTERIZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88037](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88037), registered now, S/N 15654 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J-3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (registry code 7100503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N88037 (2)

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 CHI96LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA022), Oct 29, 1995: Piper J-3C (N88037), Rochester, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in a stall. A factor relating to the accident was: the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB ATL83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA109), Feb 18, 1983: Piper J-3C (N88037), Stockbridge, GA, substantial 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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