# Accident 19900621021469A: Piper STCPA18, Laurel, MT, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 21:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5992° N, 108.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5992&lon=-108.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9926D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9926D-1991-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621021469A

## Narrative

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

WAS OBSERVED FLYING IN CANYON WITH ANOTHER PA18. STRUCK A TREE AND CANYON WALL AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN90FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA139), Jun 22, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N9926D), Laurel, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM OTHER OBJECTS WWHILE MANEUVERING.

## Other reports on N9926D (1)

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

- [Incident 19780102000499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102000499I), Jan 2, 1978: Piper PA18 (N9926D), Santee, CA, Minor damage. Ran off side of runway after tail wheel failed to lock.

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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