# Accident 19900802029539A: Piper STCPA18, Southport, NC, August 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Southport, NC
- Airport: Brunswick County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9191° N, 78.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9191&lon=-78.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9239T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239T-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 24,090 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802029539A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW ALTITUDE LOOPS AND WINGOVERS. PUT IN SPIN AT 3000 FT AGL. BEGAN FLAT SPIN TO IMPACT.

## 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 ATL90FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA153), Aug 2, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N9239T), Southport, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE ENTRY INTO A FLAT SPIN WHICH PRECLUDED RECOVERY BY THE PILOT. THE REASON FOR THE SPIN BECOMING FLAT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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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