# Accident 19910612021349A: Piper J3L65, Shasta Lake, CA, June 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Shasta Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6766° N, 122.3809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shasta Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6766&lon=-122.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23195, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23195-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021349A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED INTO LAKE AFTER LIFTOFF. WAS DEPARTING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND IN LEE OF SHORELINE TREES.

## 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 LAX91LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA259), Jun 12, 1991: Piper J3L (N23195), Shasta Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, STALL, AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER.

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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