# NTSB UNK64X0459: Piper J3C, N42453, Taylor, NE, February 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1964
- Place: Taylor, NE · TAYLOR, NE
- Location: 41.7696° N, 99.3814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylor, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7696&lon=-99.3814&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): 185653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0459

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0223   64/2/4    TAYLOR NEBR         PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 700
        TIME - 1500                    N42453              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42453](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42453), registered now, S/N 14720, built 1945 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, 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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