# Accident 19911128053739A: Piper STCJ3, Statesville, NC, November 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Raeford Rhyne Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7795° N, 80.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7795&lon=-80.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35535, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911128053739A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOSS OF THRUST ON CLIMBOUT,STALLED INTO TREES. BELIEVED CRANKSHAFT BROKE. NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 ATL92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA027), Nov 28, 1991: Piper J-3 (N35535), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING SITE.

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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