# NTSB MKC76AK052: Piper J-3, N22996, Forest Lake, MN, April 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1976
- Place: Forest Lake, MN · FOREST LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.2508° N, 92.9669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2508&lon=-92.9669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK052

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0874   76/4/6    FOREST LAKE,MN      BOEING E-75         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 145
        TIME - 1845                    N66519              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOREST LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST LAKE,MN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- SECTION OF PIPER R WING AND AILERON FOUND ENTANGLED IN BOEING OUTBOARD WING STRUTS.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0874   76/4/6    FOREST LAKE,MN      PIPER J-3           CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N22996              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 4965 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOREST LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST LAKE,MN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N22996](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22996-1976-06-24), registration cancelled 1976-06-24, S/N 2893, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Forest Lake

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N66519](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66519-1976-06-23), registration cancelled 1976-06-23, S/N 755212 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E-75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Forest Lake

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19760406011512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760406011512A), Apr 6, 1976: Piper J3L65, Forest Lake, MN, Destroyed
- [Accident 19760406011511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760406011511A), Apr 6, 1976: Boeing E75, Forest Lake, MN, Destroyed. Section of Piper r wing and aileron found entangled in Boeing outboard wing struts.

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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