# NTSB MKC70DCJ18: Piper J3L-65, N30504, Ashland, NE, April 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1970
- Place: Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
- Location: 41.0403° N, 96.3713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0403&lon=-96.3713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1946  70/4/28    ASHLAND,NEBR        PIPER J3L-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N30504              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 2175 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFFENS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT BADGER HOLE ON RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30504](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30504), registered now, S/N 4882 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-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: Steffens Strip

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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