# NTSB MKC73DTK10: Piper J3C, N35124, Volga, SD, November 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1972
- Place: Volga, SD · VOLGA, SD
- Location: 44.3218° N, 96.9222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Volga, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3218&lon=-96.9222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DTK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DTK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3690  72/11/26   VOLGA,S DAK         PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 460
        TIME - 1640                    N35124              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRIP                       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
        REMARKS- HUNTING FOX
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35124](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35124), registered now, S/N 6136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-90) (registry code 7100521) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N35124 (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 MKC72DTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTK18), Jan 7, 1972: Piper J-3 (N35124), Arlington, SD, 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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