# Accident 19901124051819A: Piper STCJ3, Mer Rouge, LA, November 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7709° N, 91.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7709&lon=-91.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6100H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6100H) (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 O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 190 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901124051819A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED GROUND VERTICALLY.

## 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 FTW91DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD02), Nov 24, 1990: Piper PA-J3C-65 (N6100H), Mer Rouge, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW TO ALLOW FOR RECOVERY.

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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