# NTSB NYC67F0051: Piper J3C-65, N38541, Pennington, NJ, May 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1966
- Place: Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.3249° N, 74.7888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3249&lon=-74.7888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0248  66/5/29    PENNINGTON NJ       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 700
        TIME - 1845                    N38541              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38541](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38541-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 7109, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twin Pines

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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