# Accident 19890713022259A: Piper J3L65, Parker Lake, AK, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Parker Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4505° N, 149.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4505&lon=-149.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713022259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA121), Jul 13, 1989: Piper J-3 (N27024), Parker Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH AFTER LIFT-OFF.

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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