# Accident 20250713012409A: Piper J3C-65, Howard, WI, July 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2025, 10:53 local time
- Place: Howard, WI
- Airport: Faikel Airfield 08wi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5820° N, 88.1423° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5820&lon=-88.1423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88220, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88220) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 87 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250713012409A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2025 ABOUT 1100 CST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED AS A PIPER CUB J3C-65 AIRPLANE PILOTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER LANDING AT 08WI FAIKEL FIELD IN HOWARD, WI. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A FENCE WIRE FOR A CATTLE FIELD JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, LANDED AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ON THE GRASS LANDING STRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN25LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA249), Jul 13, 2025: Piper J3C-65 (N88220), Howard, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while on approach to land.

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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