# NTSB MKC74DER17: Piper J-3, N88553, Blackduck, MN, September 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Blackduck, MN · BLACKDUCK, MN
- Location: 47.7319° N, 94.5580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackduck, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7319&lon=-94.5580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3514  73/9/30    BLACKDUCK,MINN      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N88553              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHOME,MINN               BEMIDJI,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CERT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLT ACFT MODIFIED FOR USE AS SPRAY ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88553](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88553), registered now, S/N 16178, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (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 19730930037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930037629A), Sep 30, 1973: Piper J3C65, Blackduck, MN, Substantial damage. Plt cert not endorsed for solo flt acft modified for use as spray acft.

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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