# Accident 19900922041619A: Piper PA18, Midfield, AL, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Midfield, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4607° N, 86.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4607&lon=-86.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5429H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5429H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 62 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER EN ROUTE. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN HIGH GRASS.

## 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 ATL90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA175), Sep 22, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N5429H), Midfield, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE ASSESSMENT OF DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS RESULTANT FLIGHT INTO AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS. THE SAFETY BOARD BELIEVES THAT THE PILOT'S OVERALL LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A…

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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