# NTSB NYC66F0555: Piper J-3C, N92378, Clyde, NY, March 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1966
- Place: Clyde, NY · CLYDE, NY
- Location: 43.0842° N, 76.8704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clyde, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0842&lon=-76.8704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0555
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0555

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0511  66/3/14    CLYDE NY            PIPER J-3C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N92378              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92378](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92378), registered now, S/N 16840, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3C
- 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

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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