# NTSB MKC65F0019: Piper J-3, N92253, Marquette, NE, January 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1965
- Place: Marquette, NE · MARQUETTE, NE
- Location: 41.0063° N, 98.0098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marquette, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0063&lon=-98.0098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0019-201577

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0043  65/1/31    MARQUETTE NEBR      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 500
        TIME - 1630                    N92253              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92253](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92253), registered now, S/N 16709, 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

## Other investigations on N92253 (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 MKC85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA135), Jun 20, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N92253), York, NE, 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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