# NTSB SEA66F0038: Piper J3L, N30948, Bloomfield, MT, June 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1965
- Place: Bloomfield, MT · BLOOMFIELD, MT
- Location: 47.4122° N, 104.9188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomfield, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4122&lon=-104.9188&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 September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2205   65/6/8  NR.BLOOMFIELD MONT    PIPER J3L           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 500
        TIME - 1700                    N30948              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIETZ RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30948](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30948), registered now, S/N 5289, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dietz Ranch

## Other investigations on N30948 (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 MKC67D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0039), Jun 13, 1966: Piper J3C-65 (N30948), Mercer, ND, 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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