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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Meadow Lake, NM · September 16, 1984

Date: September 16, 1984 · 09:09 local
Place: Meadow Lake, NM
Airport: Valencia Communit
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5895D
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84FA278
Reported as: Piper PA18
Reported engine: Continental C9012F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 69 total63 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5895DRegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-5404 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot could not handle crosswind landing, attempted go around, climbed, stalled and spun in. Density altitude 8158.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT COULD NOT HANDLE CROSSWIND LANDING, ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, CLIMBED, STALLED AND SPUN IN. DENSITY ALTITUDE 8158.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN84FA278Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMeadow Lake, NMAccording to witnesses, the plt make a x-wind apch for a landing from west to east in winds that were from the south at 10 to 12 mph. Reportedly the acft touched down with the right wing high, then the plt applied power & initiated a go-around at about…Sep 16, 1984 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5895D · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19900601018029AFinal Approach · Palouse, WAWas ferrying newly restored aircraft for annual. Hit unseen wires on approach to private strip. Nosed over.Jun 1, 1990 · Substantial damage Incident 19830618030559ITouch And Go Landing · Albuquerque, NMSwerved off runway while practicing touch and go landings. Hit a parked aircraft.Jun 18, 1983 · Minor damage