# Accident 19900507014849A: Piper PA18125, Rogerson, ID, May 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rogerson, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2302° N, 115.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2302&lon=-115.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1011A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1011A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 942 total, 799 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507014849A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A TENT AND A PICKUP IN CAMP AREA. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INTO LAKE AND SANK.

## 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 SEA90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA076), May 7, 1990: Piper PA-18-125 (N1011A), Rogerson, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT BELOW SAFE ALTITUDES WHILE ENGAGED IN LOW-ALTITUDE 'BUZZING' ACTIVITIES.

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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