# Accident 19971217039589A: Piper J3F65, Valley Center, KS, December 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Valley Center, KS
- Airport: Brand Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8293° N, 97.3701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8293&lon=-97.3701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32737) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-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 J3F65
- Reported engine: CONT C7512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,804 total, 249 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971217039589A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT AFTER WING TIP BRUSHED TREE TOPS. (-23) NO NARRATIVE

## 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 CHI98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA071), Dec 17, 1997: Piper J-3 (N32737), Valley Center, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive pull up after lift-off and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in a stall and collision with wooded terrain.

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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