# NTSB OAK69D0086: Piper J3C-65, N88334, Fremont, CA, July 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1968
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2591  68/7/29    FREMONT,CALIF       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0850                    N88334              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRUCK CULVER V,N80098 AND CESSNA 182,N3348U,BOTH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88334](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88334), registered now, S/N 15952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- 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
- Airport: Fremont

## Other investigations on N88334 (1)

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 SEA96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA215), Sep 14, 1996: Piper J3C-65 (N88334), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the Piper J3, and failure of the flight instructor in the Bellance to ensure that clearance was maintained from the other moving aircraft. Factors relating…

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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