# Accident 19910417011369A: Piper PA18150, Port Lavaca, TX, April 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1991, 14:50 local time
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6099° N, 96.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6099&lon=-96.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4695Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 337 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910417011369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA068), Apr 17, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N4695Y), Port Lavaca, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LOW PASS.

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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