# NTSB UNK64X2045: Piper J3, N41308, Bixby, OK, May 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1964
- Place: Bixby, OK · BIXBY, OK
- Location: 35.9456° N, 95.8783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bixby, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9456&lon=-95.8783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0483  64/5/31  NR.BIXBY OKLA         PIPER J3            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 260
        TIME - 1015                    N41308              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41308](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41308-2012-11-19), registration cancelled 2012-11-19, S/N 7980, built 1941 (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&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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