# Accident 20210731012259A: Piper J3C-65, Hartford, WI, July 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hartford, WI
- Airport: Hartford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3508° N, 88.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3508&lon=-88.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42522, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-8F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 122 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210731012259A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/31/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST WHILE PRACTICING TAKE-OFF'S AND LANDINGS AT HARTFORD, WI. (HXF), A PIPER J3 CUB, N42522 LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND HEADING 270 DEGREES AND SLID THROUGH THE FIELD ENDING UP ON A 350 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPARS, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. THE REAR SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FORWARD SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND SHE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES ON IMPACT TO THE FIELD AND PASSED AWAY LATER THAT EVENING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN21FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA345), Jul 31, 2021: Piper J3C-65 (N42522), Hartford, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a simulated engine failure during initial climb after takeoff, which led to an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of…

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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