# NTSB MKC70D0174: Piper J3C-65, N98422, Broken Bow, NE, September 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1969
- Place: Broken Bow, NE · BROKEN BOW, NE
- Location: 41.4052° N, 99.6408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broken Bow, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4052&lon=-99.6408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3718   69/9/5    BROKEN BOW,NEBR     PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N98422              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANK WOOD RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROKEN BOW,NEBR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TURF STRIP 1200FT,POWERLINES APRX 30FT HIGH EACH END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98422](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98422), registered now, S/N 18610, 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
- Airport: Frank Wood Ranch

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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