# NTSB NYC65D0216: Piper J3L, N35855, Kinzua, PA, April 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1965
- Place: Kinzua, PA · KINZUA, PA
- Location: 41.8634° N, 78.9614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinzua, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8634&lon=-78.9614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0991  65/4/24    KINZUA PA           PIPER J3L           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N35855              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35855](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35855), registered now, S/N 6623, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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