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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mt. Pleasant, TX · May 30, 2010

Date
May 30, 2010 · 18:30 local
Place
Mt. Pleasant, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88117
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA284
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On may 30, 2010 @ 1830 local, N88117 departed runway 05, grass strip from XS70. On climb out pilot noticed reduced engine RPM at full throttle (2100 RPM).at 500 feet pilot initiated a right crosswing turn when aircraft started to decend. At approxitmently 300 to 400 AGL, aircraft stalled with full power applied. At 100-150 eet AGL pilot recovered from stall but was unable to check decent prior to tree contact and stoppage approxitmently 50 feet AGL into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 30, 2010 @ 1830 LOCAL, N88117 DEPARTED RUNWAY 05, GRASS STRIP FROM XS70. ON CLIMB OUT PILOT NOTICED REDUCED ENGINE RPM AT FULL THROTTLE (2100 RPM).AT 500 FEET PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT CROSSWING TURN WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DECEND. AT APPROXITMENTLY 300 TO 400 AGL, AIRCRAFT STALLED WITH FULL POWER APPLIED. AT 100-150 EET AGL PILOT RECOVERED FROM STALL BUT WAS UNABLE TO CHECK DECENT PRIOR TO TREE CONTACT AND STOPPAGE APPROXITMENTLY 50 FEET AGL INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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