# NTSB MKC71FDM12: Piper J3C-65, N28051, Circle Pines, MN, July 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1970
- Place: Circle Pines, MN · CIRCLE PINES, MN
- Location: 45.1437° N, 93.1475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle Pines, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1437&lon=-93.1475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3035  70/7/16    CIRCLE PINES,MINN   PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1800
        TIME - 1915                    N28051              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIRCLE PINES,MINN           LOCAL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. PLT WAS SHOWING PAX BIRD NESTING AREAS. CRASHED IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28051-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 4540, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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