# NTSB UNK64X3358: Piper J3, N2089M, Greensburg, PA, August 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1964
- Place: Greensburg, PA · GREENSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.3112° N, 79.5444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3112&lon=-79.5444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2455  64/8/13  NR. GREENSBURG PA     PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2089M              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2089M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2089M-1989-07-20), registration cancelled 1989-07-20, S/N 20888 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (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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