# Accident 20090906025889A: Piper J3C-65, Mondovi, WI, September 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mondovi, WI
- Airport: Log Cabin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5675° N, 91.6706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5675&lon=-91.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3549W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3549W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 140 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA566) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090906025889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN09CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA566), Sep 6, 2009: Piper J3C-65 (N3549W), Mondovi, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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