# NTSB UNK64X0299: Piper J3, N40821, Lancaster, MN, January 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1964
- Place: Lancaster, MN · LANCASTER, MN
- Location: 48.8583° N, 96.8018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8583&lon=-96.8018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0299

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0158  64/1/19    LANCASTER MINN      PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 22, 386
        TIME - 1300                    N40821              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BUNGEE CORD BROKE ON PREVIOUS HARD LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40821](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40821-2016-11-09), registration cancelled 2016-11-09, S/N 7523 (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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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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