# Accident 19910514015689A: Piper PA18150, Lordsburg, NM, May 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3396° N, 108.6994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3396&lon=-108.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2331H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 270 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514015689A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN STEEP LOW LEVEL TURN DURING PIPE LINE PATROL.

## 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 DEN91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA070), May 14, 1991: Piper PA18-50 (N2331H), Lordsburg, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT STALL MUSH AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO RECOVER.

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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