# NTSB MKC69F0104: Piper J3L-65, N33252, Creve Coeur, MO, July 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1968
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Location: 38.6620° N, 90.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creve Coeur, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6620&lon=-90.4430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2416   68/7/9    CREVE COEUR,MO      PIPER J3L-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 445
        TIME - 0730                    N33252              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33252](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33252), registered now, S/N 5927, built 1940 (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: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Creve Coeur

## Other investigations on N33252 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI98LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA019), Oct 18, 1997: Piper J3L-65 (N33252), Reeseville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the normal braking system, due to a low level of brake fluid. Factors relating to the accident were: inadequate inspection of the aircraft by other maintenance personnel, the pilot's…

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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