# Accident 19910615021849A: Piper PA18150, Nephi, UT, June 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6806° N, 111.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6806&lon=-111.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,267 total, 90 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615021849A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES,CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE PATROLLING POWERLINE IN ROUGH TERRAIN AT LOW AGL IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA91FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA131), Jun 15, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N4090Z), Nephi, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN UNCONTROLLED STALL/SPIN, AND INADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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