# NTSB NYC68F0050: Piper J3C-65, N98499, Nedrow, NY, June 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1967
- Place: Nedrow, NY · NEDROW, NY
- Location: 42.9780° N, 76.1416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nedrow, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9780&lon=-76.1416&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 September 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1971   67/6/9    NEDROW,NY           PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 194
        TIME - 1235                    N98499              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEDROW AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WHILE PLT WAS TURNING IT TO AVOID FARMER WORKING IN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98499](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98499-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 18703, 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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nedrow Airpark

## Other investigations on N98499 (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 NYC68A0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0133), Jun 16, 1968: Piper J3C-65 (N98499), Greece, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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