# NTSB SEA69D0091: Joesten J-1, N68653, Puyallup, WA, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3816   68/9/2    PUYALLUP,WASH       JOESTEN J-1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N68653              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. RUDDER AND STABILIZER INEFFECTIVE. ACFT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68653](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68653-1968-10-29), registration cancelled 1968-10-29, S/N 01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOESTEN J-1
- Registry model: [Joesten Hubert G KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/joesten-hubert-g-kr-2) (registry code 05648DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Thun

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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