# NTSB UNK64X2258: Piper J3C, N6849H, Hartline, WA, June 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1964
- Place: Hartline, WA · HARTLINE, WA
- Location: 47.6894° N, 119.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartline, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6894&lon=-119.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2258

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1638  64/6/13  NR.HARTLINE WASH      PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1200
        TIME - 1830                    N6849H              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6849H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6849H), registered now, S/N 20071, built 1946 (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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6849H (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA87LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA033), Nov 25, 1986: Piper J-3 (N6849H), Waitsburg, WA, 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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