NTSB investigations: Piper J3C-65, SC

17 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper J3C-65. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19652026
NTSB investigations: Piper J3C-65, SC per year, 1965–2026: 17 cases
19653
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19671
19702
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19762
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19831
19871

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SC' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7100510'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL88LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J-3 · Clarks Hill, SCThe aircraft was circling about 200 feet above the trees when the pilot began a climbing turn. As he leveled the wings the aircraft began to descend. The pilot applied full power and eased forward on the control stick lowering the aircraft nose slightly. When…Oct 18, 1987 · N98806 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA296Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · N. Myrtle Beach, SCCessna T-210N, N6190C was struck by Piper J-3C, N42183, while taxiing at grand strand arpt. N6190C was not in motion at the time of collision and had taxied into the grass and turned off the acft eng in anticipation of the collision. The plt of N42183 stated…Jul 28, 1983 · N6190C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DLG26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Newberry, SCJul 2, 1978 · N2152M · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FLG25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Harleyville, SCJun 21, 1978 · N70998 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA76FLG43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Aiken, SCJul 21, 1976 · N35096 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA76AM082Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C · New Ellenton, SCMay 6, 1976 · N51524 · DestroyedNTSB MIA74FLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Ulmers, SCAug 25, 1973 · N7001H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA73FLG06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Cades, SCJul 18, 1972 · N77549 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA72FLG14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Clio, SCOct 3, 1971 · N37949 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Hartsville, SCAug 23, 1970 · N98105 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA70DLG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Conway, SCMar 30, 1970 · N38341 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA67A0118Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper J3-90 · Lake City, SCMay 3, 1967 · N6052H · DestroyedNTSB MIA67D0143Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Newberry, SCAug 8, 1966 · N42595 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA66F0441Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Columbia, SCFeb 20, 1966 · N30551 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA66D0361Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · St George, SCDec 12, 1965 · N98519 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA66D0318Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Monetta, SCOct 11, 1965 · N7023H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA65F0016Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C · New Ellenton, SCFeb 27, 1965 · N87841 · Substantial damage