# NTSB UNK64X1407: Piper J3, N6300H, Elizabeth City, NC, April 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1964
- Place: Elizabeth City, NC · ELIZABETH CITY, NC
- Location: 36.2942° N, 76.2381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2942&lon=-76.2381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1407
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1407

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0995  64/4/22    ELIZABETH CITY NC   PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 267
        TIME - 1630                    N6300H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6300H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6300H), registered now, S/N 19480 (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: Destroyed

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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