# NTSB MKC65F0150: Piper J3, N35258, Leoti, KS, May 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1965
- Place: Leoti, KS · LEOTI, KS
- Location: 38.4834° N, 101.3576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leoti, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4834&lon=-101.3576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0150
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0150

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1127   65/5/8  NR.LEOTI KANS         PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 693
        TIME - 1500                    N35258              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35258](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35258), registered now, S/N 6254, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N35258 (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 CHI75FEE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE12), Aug 18, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N35258), Kankakee, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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