# NTSB MKC65F0098: Piper J-3, N3663K, Ellsworth, MN, March 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1965
- Place: Ellsworth, MN · ELLSWORTH, MN
- Location: 43.5206° N, 96.0186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellsworth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5206&lon=-96.0186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0856   65/3/7    ELLSWORTH MINN      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4100
        TIME - 1730                    N3663K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM AN INTENTIONAL SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3663K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3663K-1965-06-15), registration cancelled 1965-06-15, S/N 22354 (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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