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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Roscommon, MI · July 8, 1989

Date
July 8, 1989 · 19:06 local
Place
Roscommon, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2336J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89FA129
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
502 total87 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Was observed to pull up vertically. Stall and spin. No attempt to recover. Had chronic asthma. Knew how to recover.

As the FAA filed it

WAS OBSERVED TO PULL UP VERTICALLY. STALL AND SPIN. NO ATTEMPT TO RECOVER. HAD CHRONIC ASTHMA. KNEW HOW TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

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