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ATL88LA143

1988-04-14 · PAINESVILLE, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2G1

Current FAA registration · N91371

Make / Model
PIPER J3C-65
Year of manufacture
1941 · 47 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19960327
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACA537

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE CFI REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A SIMULATED SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES. THE CFI HELD HIS CERTIFICATE FOR ONE MONTH AND THE STUDENT PLT HAD LOGGED JUST OVER FIFTY HOURS. THIS AIRPORT WAS NOT APPROVED FOR USE BY CFI'S EMPLOYED BY THE OPERATOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA143.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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