# NTSB UNK64X3787: Piper J3, N6709H, Rock Is, TN, September 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1964
- Place: Rock Is, TN · ROCK IS, TN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3787

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2770   64/9/5    ROCK IS TENN        PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 114
        TIME - 1700                    N6709H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO UNUSUAL SOUNDS DURING TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6709H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Falls 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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