# Accident 20060827027019A: Piper J3C65, Bayfield, WI, August 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2006, 07:40 local time
- Place: Bayfield, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5764° N, 91.4586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5764&lon=-91.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76JS) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 917 total, 750 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060827027019A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA247), Aug 27, 2006: Piper J-3C-65 (N76JS), Bayfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the airplane stalled.

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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