# NTSB MKC66F0115: Piper J3C, N70927, Viewfield, SD, May 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1965
- Place: Viewfield, SD · VIEWFIELD, SD
- Location: 44.2119° N, 102.8296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viewfield, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2119&lon=-102.8296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1916  65/5/29  NR.VIEWFIELD S DAK    PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 700
        TIME - 1915                    N70927              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    8                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3000
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70927](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70927), registered now, S/N 17954, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J-3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (registry code 7100503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85-8F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-8f) (registry code 17120, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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