# Accident 19921102044559A: Piper J3C65, Mcgregor, TX, November 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Airport: Mcgregor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4505° N, 97.3700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4505&lon=-97.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91930, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91930) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102044559A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD WINDSOCK TRIED LAND ON CROSSWIND RUNWAY. WEATHER VANED. TRIED GO AROUND. WIND EXCEEDED J3 COMPONENT.

## 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 FTW93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA029), Nov 2, 1992: Piper J3C-65 (N91930), Mcgregor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, AND THE 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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