# Accident 19921107045839A: Piper PA18150, Columbia, SC, November 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1992, 12:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0902° N, 80.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0902&lon=-80.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9128D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9128D) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,696 total, 1,360 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107045839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DROPPED BANNER. NOSED OVER IN SOYBEAN FIELD. CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK CLOSED POSITION.

## 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 ATL93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA022), Nov 7, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N9128D), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT FIELD .

## Other reports on N9128D (4)

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

- [Accident 20100905049389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100905049389A), Sep 5, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N9128D), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was operating off a 200 foot tundra strip. On his second landing, the tail wheel hit a tussock launching the tail into the air. The…
- [Incident 20020808020989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808020989I), Aug 8, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N9128D), Conway, SC, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft was landing from the north with a quartering tail wind onto sky field, an 1,800 ft. grass runway. Upon touchdown the aircraft bounced, at…
- [Incident 19910418025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418025519I), Apr 18, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N9128D), Myrtle Beach, SC. Power loss in flight. Dropped banner in ocean. Landed safely. NR2 cylinder exhaust valve had failed.
- [Accident 19870530025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530025309A), May 30, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N9128D), Wolf Point, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled over trees while landing. Dropped into runway. Bounced. Left wing dipped and struck the ground.

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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