# NTSB OAK67D0037: Piper J-3C, N6741H, Hanford, CA, July 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1966
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1737   66/7/3    HANFORD CALIF       PIPER J-3C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 300
        TIME - 0830                    N6741H              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6741H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6741H), registered now, S/N 19952, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3C
- 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6741H (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN84LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA078), Jan 30, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N6741H), Billings, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0430), Jan 25, 1968: Piper J3C (N6741H), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage

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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