# NTSB UNK65X0763: Piper J3C, N35237, Winston-Salem, NC, November 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1964
- Place: Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0763
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0763

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3527  64/11/20   WINSTON-SALEM NC    PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 155
        TIME - 1153                    N35237              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH-REYNOLDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND-PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITH UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35237](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35237-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 6234, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith-Reynolds

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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