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Piper J3C N35112

8 March 1994 · Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 8 March 1994 at about 12:41 local time, a Piper J3C registered N35112 was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 12:41
Classification
Accident
Location
Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
North Perry Airport (HWO)
Coordinates
25.9902, -80.2204
Aircraft
Piper J3C
Registration
N35112
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA94FA089

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A CLIMBING TURN AFTER BANNER PICKUP AND HER USE OF EXCESSIVE AIRCRAFT NOSE UP TRIM WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB TO THE NORTH WITH A BANNER IN TOW. THE FLIGHT TURNED TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND AND APPEARED TO ALMOST STOP IN THE AIR. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE ENGINE NOISE CEASED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE PRECRASH FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT HAD 437 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WITH 168 HOURS IN PIPER J-3 AIRCRAFT. SHE HAD 146 FLIGHT HOURS TOWING BANNERS. THE PILOT HAD BEEN COUNSELED BY COMPANY PERSONNEL ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW AFTER BANNER PICKUP AND FOR PERFORMING UNCOORDINATED TURNS AT SLOW SPEED AFTER BANNER PICKUP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND 1 DEGREE FROM THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION. COMPANY PERSONNEL STATED THAT A SLIGHT NOSE UP TRIM IS USED FOR BANNER PICKUP AND NEAR FULL NOSE UP TRIM IS EXCESSIVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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