# Accident 19981022045879A: Piper J3C65, Watson Lake, CN, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Watson Lake, CN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2033M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2033M-2018-01-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99WA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022045879A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 22, 1998, ABOUT 1200 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER J3C-65 AIRPLANE, N2033M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WATSON LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT TO MACKENZIE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PASSENGER, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT.  A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WATSON LAKE AIRPORT ABOUT 1030 PDT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA.  HE ALSO REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE U.S. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) ON OCT. 27, 1998.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA HAD DETERIORATED, AND HE WAS FLYING ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  HE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN TO WATSON LAKE, B.C.  DURING THE TURN, THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND.  THE INVE STIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:  TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA, #4-3071 NUMBER FIVE ROAD, RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, V6X 2T4, TELEPHONE:  (604) 666-0877.

## 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 ANC99WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99WA010), Oct 22, 1998: Piper J3C-65 (N2033M), Watson Lake, Canada, substantial damage

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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