# Accident 19910526017079A: Piper PA18125, Newell, SD, May 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Newell, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7095° N, 103.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7095&lon=-103.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1799A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1799A-1991-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18AS-125 (registry code 7101816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18as-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 274 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017079A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE SEARCHING FOR NEWBORN LAMBS. NO  RECENT LOGGED TIME OR STUDENT CFI ENDORSEMENTS.

## 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 CHI91DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTK01), May 26, 1991: Piper PA-18-125 (N1799A), Newell, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES AND…

## Other reports on N1799A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880806048119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806048119I), Aug 6, 1988: Piper PA18AS125 (N1799A), Newell, SD, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on landing with gusty wind. Hard landing causing minor damage.

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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