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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Port Lavaca, TX · April 17, 1991

Date: April 17, 1991 · 14:50 local
Place: Port Lavaca, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4695Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW91LA068
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 401 total337 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N4695YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7309019 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled in a steep low altitude turn while searching for an oil pipeline leak.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED IN A STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN OIL PIPELINE LEAK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW91LA068Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Lavaca, TXThe pilot's inadvertent stall at an altitude too low for recovery. A factor was the pilot's low pass.Apr 17, 1991 · Destroyed