# Accident 19920605018559A: Piper J3C65, Lake Dallas, TX, June 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lakeview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1202° N, 97.0191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1202&lon=-97.0191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70494, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70494) (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 J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605018559A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND AND TURBULENCE. GUST RAISED WING. STALLED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA149), Jun 5, 1992: Piper J3-C-65 (N70494), Lake Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLIMB SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL & SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND AND GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS.

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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