# NTSB UNK64X0288: Piper J3, N51570, Bridgewater, VA, January 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1964
- Place: Bridgewater, VA · BRIDGEWATER, VA
- Location: 38.3885° N, 78.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgewater, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3885&lon=-78.9645&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: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0147  64/1/19    BRIDGEWATER VA      PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N51570              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51570](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51570), registered now, S/N 11064, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- 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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