# Accident 20070913019489A: Piper J3L65, Stow, MA, September 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2007, 15:57 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Air Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4603° N, 71.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4603&lon=-71.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30926, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30926) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Reported engine: LYC O145B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070913019489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HE MADE ONE TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY A FULL STOP LANDING. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 03, HE REPORTED THE ENGINE LOST APPROXIMATELY 50% POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 130 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES TO THE NORTH OF TAYLOR ROAD AND CAME TO REST BESIDE THE RESIDENCE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT RUPTURED AND REGISTERED FULL BY MECHANICAL INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS INDICATED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 09/13/2007.

## 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 NYC07CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA225), Sep 13, 2007: Piper J3L-65 (N30926), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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