# Accident 19920727027699A: Piper J3C65, Cloudy Lake, AK, July 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cloudy Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N21375, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21375-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,123 total, 600 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727027699A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE ACROBATICS. STALLED ON PULLOUT FROM HAMMERHEAD STALL. IMPACTED LEVEL IN A SWAMP.

## 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 ANC92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA112), Jul 28, 1992: Piper J3C-65 (N21375), Cloudy Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ENTER AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER WITH SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO EFFECT A RECOVERY PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

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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