| Crash location | 31.375278°N, 109.884166°W |
| Nearest city | Bisbee, AZ
31.448155°N, 109.928408°W 5.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N3228N |
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| Accident date | 08 Apr 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper J3C-65 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that following 5 or 6 touch-and-go landings and about 50 feet above ground level after takeoff, "...the airplane began to sink and we landed off field straight ahead hitting some brush." The airplane's right wing tip was substantially damaged as a result of impacting a tree during the landing roll. The pilot reported that calm winds prevailed at the time of the accident.
The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush condition.