# NTSB Accident WPR24LA207
> **PIPER J3C-65** · 2024-06-19 · Scheelite, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA207
- **Event ID:** 20240624194539
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-06-19
- **Location:** Scheelite, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.31016, -118.71979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N3627N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent entry to a box canyon where the airplane could not outclimb the rising terrain.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=WPR24LA207) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*