# Accident 19930319005759A: Piper J3C65, New Gloucester, ME, March 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1993, 15:43 local time
- Place: New Gloucester, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9629° N, 70.2826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Gloucester, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9629&lon=-70.2826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25881, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25881-2003-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319005759A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT.STALLED THE SKI EQUIPPED CRAFT ON FORCED LANDING.POWER LOSS BELIEVED TO BE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 BFO93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA052), Mar 19, 1993: Piper J3C-65 (N25881), New Gloucester, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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