# NTSB NYC69F0273: Piper J3L-65, N30362, Monroeville, PA, November 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1968
- Place: Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4412  68/11/28   MONROEVILLE,PA      PIPER J3L-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N30362              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTS-MONROEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RT X-WIND 75 DEG 10K GUSTING 20K. PLT PULLED NOSE UP TO CLEAR PARKED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30362 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pitts-Monroeville

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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