# Accident 19910511015399A: Piper STCJ3, Creston, IA, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Airport: Creston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0497° N, 94.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0497&lon=-94.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88441, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT STCC90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. MODIFIED ENGINE LACKED ALTERNATE AIR.

## 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 CHI91LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA155), May 11, 1991: Piper J3 (N88441), Creston, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ICING IN THE INDUCTION AIR CONTROL SYSTEM.

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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