# Accident 19890623021619A: Piper PA18150, Middletown, OH, June 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5607° N, 84.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5607&lon=-84.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1961P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1961P) (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 O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623021619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A BARLEY FIELD AND NOSED OVER. HAD INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF FUEL SELECTOR.

## 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 CHI89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA120), Jun 24, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N1961P), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION FROM IMPROPER MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DURING THE ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK…

## Other reports on N1961P (1)

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

- [Accident 19970711020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711020099A), Jul 11, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N1961P), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Rough engine. Power loss. Landed soft terrain. Nosed over found water in fuel.

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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