# Accident 19900608019459A: Piper J3C65, Wahpeton, ND, June 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wahpeton, ND
- Airport: Harry Stern Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2599° N, 96.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2599&lon=-96.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32922, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32922) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-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 J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 117 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900608019459A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL. ENDED UP IN DITCH.

## 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 DEN90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA128), Jun 8, 1990: Piper J3C-65 (N32922), Wahpeton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS A STRONG CROSS WIND, WITH GUSTS.

## Other reports on N32922 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870708075809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708075809I), Jul 8, 1987: Piper PA18 (N32922), Marshall, MN, Minor damage. Landed on a country road to switch seats. Lost control. Stopped in a drainage ditch against a barbwire fence.

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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