# Accident 19830415018829A: Piper PA18150, Likely, CA, April 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1983, 17:15 local time
- Place: Likely, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2897° N, 120.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2897&lon=-120.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3895Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,623 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415018829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED IN A LOW LEVEL STEEP TURN WHILE SURVEYING FARM AREAS. WAS TOO LOW TO EFFECT A RECOVERY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA195), Apr 16, 1983: Piper PA18-150 (N3895Z), Likely, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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