# Accident 19910428012909A: Piper PA18150, Hancock Village, NY, April 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hancock Village, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9495° N, 75.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9495&lon=-75.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102LW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102LW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,118 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910428012909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SLUMPED OVER CONTROL,CFI IN REAR SEAT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL IN TIME TO AVOID CRASH.

## 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 NYC91FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA123), Apr 28, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N102LW), Hancock Village, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TREES AFTER THE PILOT BECAME PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED.

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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