# Accident 20110521009459A: Piper J3C-65, Cypress, TX, May 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2011, 12:05 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Dry Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9861° N, 95.6875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9861&lon=-95.6875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55754, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55754) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,244 total, 57 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521009459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TS07 RUNWAY 18, WITH TURNOUT TOWARD SOUTHWEST. AT 400 - 500' OVER DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SLOWLY LOOSE POWER AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. PILOT SAW A CLEARING BETWEEN TWO HOUSES AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK TREES WHICH FORCED IT INTO A FENCE. PILOT STATED ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FENCE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE AIRFRAME, WING AND ENGINE DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN11LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA348), May 21, 2011: Piper J3C (N55754), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N55754 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160421005119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160421005119I), Apr 21, 2016: Piper J3C-65 (N55754), Cypress, TX, Minor damage. The pilot was going for a solo flight and reported on takeoff, she pulled to hard back on the stick. This caused the airplane to stall. The pilot then lost…

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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