# Accident 19900120000899A: Piper J3C65, Clewiston, FL, January 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1990, 17:25 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7495° N, 80.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7495&lon=-80.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88125, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88125-1990-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120000899A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN ORCHARD. REAR CONTROL STICK ON FLOOR. PILOT FLEW WITH UNBOLTED STICK.

## 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 MIA90FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA060), Jan 20, 1990: Piper J-3 (N88125), Clewiston, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SECURE THE FLIGHT CONTROL STICK (INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT) BEFORE TAKEOFF.

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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