# NTSB UNK64X3808: Piper J-3, N78500, Muskego, WI, September 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1964
- Place: Muskego, WI · MUSKEGO, WI
- Location: 42.9058° N, 88.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskego, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9058&lon=-88.1390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3808
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3808

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1004   64/9/5    MUSKEGO WIS         PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N78500              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIRE DAMAGE PRECLUDED DETERMINATION FIRE ORIGIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78500](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78500-2024-08-24), registration cancelled 2024-08-24, S/N 22962, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (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: Destroyed

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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