# NTSB SEA65F0045: Piper J-3, N69081, Meadows, ID, April 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1965
- Place: Meadows, ID · MEADOWS, ID
- Location: 44.9610° N, 116.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meadows, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9610&lon=-116.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0171   65/4/7    MEADOWS IDAHO       PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2000
        TIME - 1840                    N69081              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69081](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69081), registered now, S/N 7924 (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: 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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