# NTSB UNK64X2109: Piper J3C, N6671H, Wood Dale, IL, June 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1964
- Place: Wood Dale, IL · WOOD DALE, IL
- Location: 41.9664° N, 87.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wood Dale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9664&lon=-87.9810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1543   64/6/4    WOOD DALE ILL       PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N6671H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 34, 1805 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOODY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6671H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6671H), registered now, S/N 19875 (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
- Airport: Moody

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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