19881030048809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Tucumcari, NM · October 30, 1988

Date: October 30, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place: Tucumcari, NM
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4026Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN89LA025
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,145 total263 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Looking for cows,made a steep turn at 300 feet AGL and stalled. Recovered but made hard impact to avoid rock wall.

As the FAA filed it

LOOKING FOR COWS,MADE A STEEP TURN AT 300 FEET AGL AND STALLED. RECOVERED BUT MADE HARD IMPACT TO AVOID ROCK WALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN89LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTucumcari, NMThe private plt was flying a friend over his ranch searching for cows. The plt reported making a 40 deg left banked turn at 300 ft AGL at full power and 70 knots. He said that the plane would not respond to aileron control inputs initially. The plt said the…Oct 30, 1988 · Substantial damage