# NTSB NYC69F0464: Piper J-3, N51502, Lindenhurst, NY, May 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1969
- Place: Lindenhurst, NY · LINDENHURST, NY
- Location: 40.6858° N, 73.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindenhurst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6858&lon=-73.3716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0464
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0464

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1969   69/5/5    LINDENHURST,NY      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N51502              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 1010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- ACFT MECHANIC STRUCK WHILE PROPPING ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51502](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51502), registered now, S/N 9790, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- 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: No damage
- Airport: Zahns

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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