Piper J3C N2139M

Summary

On 5 August 1991 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper J3C registered N2139M, operated by Stone, Alfred T & Striplin, B., was involved in an accident near Middlesex, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 1991 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Middlesex, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.7808, -78.2009

Aircraft

Piper J3C

Registration

N2139M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stone, Alfred T & Striplin, B.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL91LA154

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING IN A TURN ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT RESULTING IN A STALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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ON INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE J-3 PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 125 FEET AGL. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED TO ABOUT 40 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND BEFORE A RECOVERY COULD BE MADE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE; HE WAS MAINTAINING A STEEP, NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE ON THE INITIAL CLIMB AND DID NOT MONITOR HIS AIRSPEED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.