# NTSB UNK64X0203: Piper J3C, N87796, Cleveland, TN, January 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1964
- Place: Cleveland, TN · CLEVELAND, TN
- Location: 35.1595° N, 84.8766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1595&lon=-84.8766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0203
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0087  64/1/10    CLEVELAND TENN      PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N87796              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87796](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87796-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 15454, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- 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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