# NTSB NYC68D0025: Piper J3C, N88597, Amherst, NH, June 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1967
- Place: Amherst, NH · AMHERST, NH
- Location: 42.8636° N, 71.6238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherst, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8636&lon=-71.6238&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2209  67/6/26    AMHERST,NH          PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 362
        TIME - 1820                    N88597              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIRE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROLLED GRASS FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88597](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88597), registered now, S/N 16223, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- 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: Boire Field

## Other investigations on N88597 (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 NYC69D0433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0433), May 3, 1969: Piper J-3 (N88597), Nashua, NH, 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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