# NTSB MKC70FCJ10: Piper J3C-65, N3482K, Dunbar, NE, February 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1970
- Place: Dunbar, NE · DUNBAR, NE
- Location: 40.6687° N, 96.0309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunbar, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6687&lon=-96.0309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FCJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCJ10

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0235  70/2/15    DUNBAR,NEBR         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 700
        TIME - 1330                    N3482K              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEBR CITY,NEBR              DUNBAR,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SPOTTING COYOTES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3482K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3482K), registered now, S/N 22175 (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

## Other investigations on N3482K (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 MKC66D0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0001), May 12, 1965: Piper J3-C (N3482K), Nebraska City, NE, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.