# Accident 19930811029129A: Piper J3C65, Stonington, CT, August 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1993, 19:45 local time
- Place: Stonington, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3306° N, 71.8954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stonington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3306&lon=-71.8954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98382, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98382) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930811029129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA147), Aug 11, 1993: Piper J3C-65 (N98382), Stonington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCRETION OF CARBURETOR ICE. A…

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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