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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Stonington, CT · August 11, 1993

Date
August 11, 1993 · 19:45 local
Place
Stonington, CT
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98382
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA147
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total1,600 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost partial power performing aerobatic and low passes. Stalled. Spun partial recovery prior impact in water.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER PERFORMING AEROBATIC AND LOW PASSES. STALLED. SPUN PARTIAL RECOVERY PRIOR IMPACT IN WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.