# NTSB UNK64X1379: Piper J3F, N35877, Tola, KS, April 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1964
- Place: Tola, KS · TOLA, KS
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1379

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0978  64/4/19    TOLA KANS           PIPER J3F           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N35877              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF NO 2 PISTON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35877](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35877-1968-04-01), registration cancelled 1968-04-01, S/N 6634, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F
- Registry model: [Piper J3F-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (registry code 7100536) (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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