# NTSB MKC66A0052: Piper J3, N88581, Withrow, MN, April 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1966
- Place: Withrow, MN · WITHROW, MN
- Location: 45.1241° N, 92.8974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Withrow, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1241&lon=-92.8974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0210  66/4/16  NR.WITHROW MINN       PIPER J3            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1845                    N88581              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N88581 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- 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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