# Accident 19900729028909A: Piper STCJ3, Clay Banks, WI, July 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clay Banks, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7197° N, 87.0774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Clay Banks, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7197&lon=-87.0774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1455N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1455N) (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 STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 270 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729028909A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG, RAIN, AND LOW CEILING WHILE SCUD RUNNING. TURNED BACK TO TRY TO LAND FLOATPLANE ON LAKE. HIT TREE.

## 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 CHI90LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA210), Jul 29, 1990: Piper J-3 CUB (N1455N), Clay Banks, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING THE DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S POOR WEATHER EVALUATION, AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS.

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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