# NTSB NYC79DNC29: Piper J-3, N23150, Millinocket, ME, June 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1979
- Place: Millinocket, ME · MILLINOCKET, ME
- Location: 45.6592° N, 68.6981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millinocket, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6592&lon=-68.6981&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 August 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DNC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307   79/6/9    MILLINOCKET,ME      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 700
        TIME - 1600                    N23150              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRATTON POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLINOCKET,ME              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LENGTH OF POND 1200FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23150 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stratton Pond

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790609013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609013899A), Jun 9, 1979: Piper J3, Millinocket, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from a small lake. Had only 1200 feet of usable runway. Mushed into trees on the takeoff end of rwy.

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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