# Accident 19900519017349A: Piper PA18A150, St Louis, MO, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 20:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6591° N, 90.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6591&lon=-90.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9071D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9071D) (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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519017349A

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED TANKS TURNING FINAL AFTER DROPPING BANNER. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER IN WHEAT FIELD. DID NOT DRAIN SUMPS.

## 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 MKC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA113), May 20, 1990: Piper PA-18A (N9071D), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N9071D (1)

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

- [Accident 20050216001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216001739A), Feb 16, 2005: Piper PA18A150 (N9071D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Without a thorough reconnaissance of a snow covered lake, the pilot took off and hit a snow drift or other unseen and unknown obstacle under the powder…

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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