19870802040399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Tower, MN · August 2, 1987

Date
August 2, 1987 · 20:57 local
Place
Tower, MN
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6562H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA182
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on climbout. Attempting to return to land. Right wing tip hit the water. Aircraft flipped over in lake.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO LAND. RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE WATER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.