# Accident 19920422010659A: Piper PA18150, St Augustine, FL, April 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8908° N, 81.3102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8908&lon=-81.3102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13910, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13910) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422010659A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED MARINA. PULLED UP INTO STEEP CLIMB. STALLED AND SPUN INTO WATER. TEST POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA.

## 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 MIA92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA113), Apr 22, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N13910), St. Augustine, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE BUZZING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT STALLING AND ENTERING A SPIN.

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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