# NTSB UNK64X2469: Piper J3C, N70312, Fairwell Lke, AK, June 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1964
- Place: Fairwell Lke, AK · FAIRWELL LKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2469

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1804  64/6/24    FAIRWELL LKE ALAS   PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 800
        TIME - 0900                    N70312              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIARWELL LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
          MISC-ELEVATOR CNTLS JAMMED BY PLASTIC BOTTLE.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70312](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70312-1965-06-08), registration cancelled 1965-06-08, S/N 17289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fiarwell Lake

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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