# NTSB MKC65F0053: Piper J-3, N3575K, Loma, NE, March 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1965
- Place: Loma, NE · LOMA, NE
- Location: 41.1281° N, 96.9420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loma, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1281&lon=-96.9420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0469  65/3/20  NR.LOMA NEBR          PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 501
        TIME - 1600                    N3575K              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3575K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3575K-1970-09-15), registration cancelled 1970-09-15, S/N 22267 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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