# NTSB UNK64X3390: Piper J3, N33053, Linn Grove, IN, August 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1964
- Place: Linn Grove, IN · LINN GROVE, IN
- Location: 40.6450° N, 85.0347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linn Grove, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6450&lon=-85.0347&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 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3390
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2479  64/8/15    LINN GROVE IND      PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 800
        TIME - 1920                    N33053              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33053](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33053-2018-05-18), registration cancelled 2018-05-18, S/N 5810, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, 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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