# Accident 19890708020839A: Piper PA18150, Roscommon, MI, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 19:06 local time
- Place: Roscommon, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4896° N, 84.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4896&lon=-84.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2336J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2336J-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 87 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708020839A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA129), Jul 8, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N2336J), Roscommon, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT WHILE MANEUVERING AND THE FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PIC.

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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