# Accident 19990429045459A: Oakes Donald C J3 CUB, Greenbrier, AR, April 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1999, 11:25 local time
- Place: Greenbrier, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 35.2203° N, 92.3790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2203&lon=-92.3790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105LM-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oakes Donald C J3 CUB (registry code 0561685, https://openairdocs.org/model/oakes-donald-c-j3-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990429045459A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1125 LOCAL TIME, N105LM IMPACTED THE EARTH IN THE BACK YARD OF 26 SHEILA DRIVE, GREENBRIER, ARKANSAS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                          .  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT, THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRFT ENTERED A SLOW RIGHT HAND, UNCONTROLLED TURN, CONTINUED THAT MODE OF FLIGHT UNTIL IMPACTING THE EARTH.  IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  THE FLIGHT CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR.  THE WIND CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO BE HIGH AND GUSTY.  THE PILOT FAILED TO FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND FAILED TO RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING.  THE WIND CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING EMPLOYING THE PROPER PILOT TECHNIQUES WHILE OPERATING IN HIGH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA125), Apr 29, 1999: Oakes J3 CUB (N105LM), Greenbriar, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to compensate for the gusty wind condition while maneuvering, which resulted in the inadvertent stall. A factor was the gusty wind condition.

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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