# NTSB MKC74DCJ24: Piper J3C-65, N3523K, Spalding, NE, January 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1974
- Place: Spalding, NE · SPALDING, NE
- Location: 41.6893° N, 98.3626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spalding, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-98.3626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0033  74/1/13    SPALDING,NEBR       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 910
        TIME - 1030                    N3523K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,NEBR                SPALDING,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT REFUELED FROM BARREL KEPT ON FARM.PLT RPTD TEASPOON WATER FOUND IN CARB BOWL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3523K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3523K), registered now, S/N 22219, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740113000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113000239A), Jan 13, 1974: Piper J3C65, Spalding, NE, Substantial damage. Acft refueled from barrel kept on farm. Plt rptd teaspoon water found in carb bowl.

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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