# Accident 19890414010309A: Piper STCJ3, Oak Grove, MO, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 15:50 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9992° N, 94.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9992&lon=-94.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23227-1991-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414010309A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND AND OVER GROSS FROM SHORT TALL GRASS STRIP, STRUCK TREES. NO MEDICAL OR BIENNIAL.

## 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 MKC89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA090), Apr 14, 1989: Piper J-3 (N23227), Oak Grove, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITH THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND OUT OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITS.

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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