# NTSB MKC76DCJ37: Piper J3C-65, N88431, Ashland, NE, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
- Location: 41.0403° N, 96.3713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0403&lon=-96.3713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1077  76/5/31    ASHLAND,NE          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 351
        TIME - 0830                    N88431              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALLOU FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN,NE                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TOUCHDOWN IN TALL GRASS ADJ TO MOWED LDG STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88431](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88431), registered now, S/N 16049, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ballou 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 19760531014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531014679A), May 31, 1976: Piper J3C65, Ashland, NE, Substantial damage. Touchdown in tall grass adj to mowed ldg strip

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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