- Date
- March 19, 1993, 15:43 local (20:43 UTC)
- Place
- New Gloucester, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25881Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930319005759A
- Case key
- 11918
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power during takeoff due to undetermined reasons, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the initial climb immediately after takeoff, the engine 'quit completely' and the 'airplane wings stalled.' The airplane impacted snow covered terrain about 1500 feet from the airstrip. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions. An inspection of the wreckage also did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions which would have been related to loss of engine power. Fuel was found in the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25881
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3834
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David E. Clark
- Registered owner
- David E. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1993
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 17, 1,500 × 250 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 575 total · 50 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWM, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.