What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 27, 2006, the pilot-in-command of a Piper J3 cub, N76JS, was commercial pilot privacy data omitted. The pilot was qualified and current for this flight and the aircraft had a current annual. The pilot and one passenger, who was a photographer departed the ashland airport, (asx), at approximately 0715 CDT, on a flight to Bayfield, WI., approximately 26 miles north of asx. They were going to do aerial photography of the winfield inn, in Bayfield, WI. The inn is located on the near the shore of lake superior. The pilot stated she was 500 ft AGL above the lake superior, when she circled the winfield inn. Lake superior is at 601 MSL and the terrain rises to 760 MSL along the shore line. She tried to climb due to the rising terrain, but allowed the aircraft to get too slow and stalled the aircraft and impacted the ground. She stated there was no problem with the engine, aircraft controls or fuel related problems. She stated "the accident was my fault." This model aircraft does not have a stall warning system.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 27, 2006, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A PIPER J3 CUB, N76JS, WAS COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^. THE PILOT WAS QUALIFIED AND CURRENT FOR THIS FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, WHO WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER DEPARTED THE ASHLAND AIRPORT, (ASX), AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 CDT, ON A FLIGHT TO BAYFIELD, WI., APPROXIMATELY 26 MILES NORTH OF ASX. THEY WERE GOING TO DO AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE WINFIELD INN, IN BAYFIELD, WI. THE INN IS LOCATED ON THE NEAR THE SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE PILOT STATED SHE WAS 500 FT AGL ABOVE THE LAKE SUPERIOR, WHEN SHE CIRCLED THE WINFIELD INN. LAKE SUPERIOR IS AT 601 MSL AND THE TERRAIN RISES TO 760 MSL ALONG THE SHORE LINE. SHE TRIED TO CLIMB DUE TO THE RISING TERRAIN, BUT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. SHE STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, AIRCRAFT CONTROLS OR FUEL RELATED PROBLEMS. SHE STATED "THE ACCIDENT WAS MY FAULT." THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A STALL WARNING SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.