# Accident 20220803014009A: Piper J3C-65, Cynthiana, KY, August 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2022, 17:20 local time
- Place: Cynthiana, KY
- Airport: Cynthiana-Harrison County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3659° N, 84.2814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3659&lon=-84.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88550-2023-12-09) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 202 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220803014009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AND EXPERIENCED A LEFT WING STALL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL 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 ERA22FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA354), Aug 3, 2022: Piper J3C-65 (N88550), Cynthiana, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering to land with approaching…

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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