# Incident 20160421005119I: Piper J3C-65, Cypress, TX, April 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2016, 19:35 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Dry Creek Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9862° N, 95.6857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DRY CREEK (TS07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9862&lon=-95.6857&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160421005119I

## Narrative

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

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 CONTROL AND FLEW INTO A FENCE 100 YARD OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N55754 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110521009459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521009459A), May 21, 2011: Piper J3C-65 (N55754), Cypress, TX, Substantial damage. 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…

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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