# NTSB MKC69D0320: Piper J3C-65, N3242N, Ferney, SD, December 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1968
- Place: Ferney, SD · FERNEY, SD
- Location: 45.3346° N, 98.0939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferney, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3346&lon=-98.0939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4438  68/12/14   FERNEY,S DAK        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 67, 1610
        TIME - 1300                    N3242N              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
          PERSONNEL-PAX INADVERTENTLY SHOT OUT RT JURY STRUT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RT WG DROOPED DOWNWARD. FOX HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3242N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3242N), registered now, S/N 22433, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, 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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