# NTSB MKC68A0019: Piper J3F, N40907, Estelline, SD, September 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1967
- Place: Estelline, SD · ESTELLINE, SD
- Location: 44.5768° N, 96.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estelline, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5768&lon=-96.9011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1093   67/9/4    ESTELLINE,S DAK     PIPER J3F           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N40907              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTELLINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 428MG PCT. ACCIDENT TIME APPROXIMATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40907](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40907), registered now, S/N 7585, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Estelline

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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