# NTSB MKC76DCG16: Piper J-3, N33116, Sedalia, MO, August 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1975
- Place: Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Location: 38.7052° N, 93.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7052&lon=-93.2358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1993  75/8/16    SEDALIA,MO          PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0630                    N33116              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1675 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPPES FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDALIA,MO                  LAKE OF OZARKS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- UNDETECTED COW RAN INTO PATH OF DEPT ACFT.PLT ATMPTD HI ANGLE TKOF TO MISS COW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33116](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33116), registered now, S/N 5834, built 1940 (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: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hoppes Farm

## 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 19750816023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750816023229A), Aug 16, 1975: Piper J3C65, Sedalia, MO, Substantial damage. Undetected cow ran into path of dept acft. Plt atmptd hi angle tkof to miss cow.

## Other investigations on N33116 (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 MIA07CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA097), May 15, 2007: Piper J3-C-65 (N33116), Byron, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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