# Accident 19910423012079A: Piper STCJ5, Newburyport, MA, April 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1991, 11:55 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35826, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35826-1991-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ5
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423012079A

## Narrative

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

STRONG SURFACE WINDS DAMAGED AILERON BELLCRANK WHILE TIED DOWN. PILOT FAILED NOTE ON PREFLIGHT. CRASHED ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC91FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA120), Apr 23, 1991: Piper J5A (N35826), Newbury, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF INFLIGHT CONTROL, WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A JAMMED RIGHT AILERON BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE; THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND THE…

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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