# NTSB SEA67F0082: Piper J3C-65, N48612, Beavercreek, OR, June 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1966
- Place: Beavercreek, OR · BEAVERCREEK, OR
- Location: 45.2810° N, 122.5085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beavercreek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2810&lon=-122.5085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4412  66/6/28    BEAVERCREEK,OREG    PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N48612              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH-AERO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT USED FRONT SEAT DURING SOLO FLT CONTRARY TO ACFT PLACARD.SOLO FROM REAR SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48612](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48612), registered now, S/N 10733 (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: Ranch-Aero

## Other investigations on N48612 (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 SEA99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA055), Apr 22, 1999: Piper J-3 (N48612), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to maintain clearance from the pilot's stationary aircraft.

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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