# NTSB UNK64X3698: Piper J3, N30798, Chattanooga, TN, August 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1964
- Place: Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3698

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2703  64/8/31    CHATTANOOGA TENN    PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1733                    N30798              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- TAXIED BEHIND ELECTRA WAITING TO TAKE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30798](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30798-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N 5124, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (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
- Airport: Lovell

## Other investigations on N30798 (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 MIA65F0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0123), Jun 1, 1965: Piper J3L (N30798), Chattanooga, TN, 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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