# Accident 19890225002569A: Piper PA18150, Jacksonville, AR, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 15:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8598° N, 92.1191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8598&lon=-92.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7580D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7580D-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002569A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SNAPPED WITH LOUD NOISE IN FLIGHT. CORRODED WING STRUT FAILED. PILOT TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL.

## 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 MKC89FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA063), Feb 25, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N7580D), Jacksonville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: SEVERE CORROSION OF THE LEFT FORWARD WING LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS INADEQUACY OF THE APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETIN.

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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