# Accident 19890911034439A: Piper STCPA18, Silver City, NM, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Beaverhead Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3804° N, 107.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3804&lon=-107.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9496D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9496D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,914 total, 25 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911034439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STALLED ON FORCED LANDING. CARB COMPOSITE FLOAT DETERIOATED AND FUEL FOULED BY MOGAS

## 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 DEN89LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA214), Sep 12, 1989: Piper PA-18A-150 (N9496D), Winston, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: DETERIORATED CARBURETOR FLOAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N9496D (2)

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

- [Accident 20180621017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621017059A), Jun 21, 2018: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9496D), Llano, TX, Substantial damage. During tail wheel transistion training at Llano, Texas the instructor [privacy data omitted] allowed [privacy data omitted] to land hard bending the forward…
- [Incident 20140121000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140121000469I), Jan 21, 2014: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9496D), Burnet, TX, Minor damage. During a wheel landing on a hard pavement rollout the student mistakenly applied brakes. The aircraft pivoted onto its nose and then fell back on its gear The…

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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