# NTSB NYC69F0077: Piper J-3, N98831, Beaver Falls, PA, July 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1968
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Location: 40.7594° N, 80.3226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Falls, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7594&lon=-80.3226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2290  68/7/13    BEAVER FALLS,PA     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1425                    N98831              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           40, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY FROM SPIN AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98831](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98831-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 19080, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beaver Co.

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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