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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mondovi, WI · September 6, 2009

Date
September 6, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place
Mondovi, WI
Airport
Log Cabin
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3549W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA566
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
374 total140 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was too slow on his turn from base to final, he stalled the aircraft and was unable to recover before hitting the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO SLOW ON HIS TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.