# NTSB MKC67A0044: Piper J3L-65, N38612, Lohrville, IA, January 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1967
- Place: Lohrville, IA · LOHRVILLE, IA
- Location: 42.2669° N, 94.5515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lohrville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2669&lon=-94.5515&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0024  67/1/28    LOHRVILLE,IOWA      PIPER J3L-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 137
        TIME - 1500                    N38612              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            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
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED STEEP LEFT BANK AT LOW ALTITUDE WITH PARTIAL POWER. PASSENGER WAS SPOTTING FOXES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38612](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38612), registered now, S/N 7144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (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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