# Accident 20100530041059A: Piper J3C-65, Mt. Pleasant, TX, May 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1353° N, 95.0189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1353&lon=-95.0189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88117-2026-04-04) (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 J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100530041059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA284), May 30, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N88117), Mount Pleasant, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning resulting in a 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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