# NTSB MKC69F0370: Piper J3F-65, N38438, Sargeant, MN, January 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1969
- Place: Sargeant, MN · SARGEANT, MN
- Location: 43.8061° N, 92.8002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sargeant, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8061&lon=-92.8002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0370
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0130  69/1/26    SARGEANT,MINN       PIPER J3F-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 300
        TIME - 1500                    N38438              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARGEANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- PIECE OF FROZEN SNOW LODGED BETWEEN L AILERON AND WING CUT-OUT AREA NEAR TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38438](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38438), registered now, S/N 7007, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3F-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (registry code 7100536) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 4AC176B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (registry code 27006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sargeant

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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