# NTSB NYC69D0436: Piper J3L-65, N31101, Pittsfield, MA, April 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1969
- Place: Pittsfield, MA · PITTSFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.4501° N, 73.2454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4501&lon=-73.2454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0436
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0436

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1418  69/4/29    PITTSFIELD,MASS     PIPER J3L-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0610                    N31101              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 46, 325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT UNAWARE OF ACFT PROXIMITY TO GAS PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31101](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31101-1973-07-31), registration cancelled 1973-07-31, S/N 5326 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pittsfield

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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