- Date
- June 23, 1990, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38348Piper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900623023919A
- Case key
- 35010
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed.
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
Shortly after takeoff, in a left crosswind turn, the airplane stalled and descended out of control to impact. There were no mechanica malfunctions discovered or reported by the pilot. The pilot stated that at 200 feet AGL he turned downwind to the left. The airplane would not maintain altitude and the nose was lowered in an attempt to gain airspeed. Descent continued and the pilot raised the nose to clear power lines. Impact subsequently occurred in a nose low attitude. Another pilot reported wind gusts and turbulence in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38348
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6957
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clarksville Cub Club
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,310 total · 110 in this make and model · 48 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.