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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3L-65 · Parker Lake, AK · July 13, 1989

Date
July 13, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Parker Lake, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27024
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA121
Reported as
Piper J3L65
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pulled floatplane off too soon departing small lake. Behind power curve and unable to accelerate. Mushed into swamp

As the FAA filed it

PULLED FLOATPLANE OFF TOO SOON DEPARTING SMALL LAKE. BEHIND POWER CURVE AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. MUSHED INTO SWAMP

NTSB investigation

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