# Accident 19870802040399A: Piper J3C65, Tower, MN, August 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1987, 20:57 local time
- Place: Tower, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8490° N, 92.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8490&lon=-92.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6562H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6562H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802040399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA182), Aug 3, 1987: Piper J3 (N6562H), Vermillion Lake, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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