- Date
- July 3, 1989, 19:25 local (Jul 4, 1989, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Morrilton, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1414NPiper J3 "CUB"
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890703019459A
- Case key
- 34825
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Probable cause
The abrupt handling of the airplane by the pilot. He failed to maintain airspeed and inadvertantly stalled and spun the airplane at an altitude insufficient for recovery.
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
The PIC stated he had just taken off from the airport and made a steep banked turn to the left. He said the attitude of the airplane in the turn was such that the 'wing stalled causing the plane to enter a left spin.' The airplane impacted the ground and the PIC sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1414N
- Reported as
- Piper J3 "CUB"
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22936
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Same As Pilot
- Registered owner
- Kenneth R Collier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MPJ
- Destination
- MPJ
- Airport
- MPJ · Petit Jean
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 540 total · 287 in this make and model · 517 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 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.