# Accident 19940720018949A: Piper PA18135, Butte Des Mort, WI, July 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1994, 16:35 local time
- Place: Butte Des Mort, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9843Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9843Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,905 total, 60 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720018949A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE OUT. STUDENT FAILED LOWER NOSE MAINTAIN SPEED. CFI ACTED TOO LATE. WING HIT WATER. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 CHI94LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA237), Jul 20, 1994: Piper PA-18-135 (N9843Q), Butte Des Mort, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE INSTRUCTOR. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS A PROPER AIRSPEED NOT BEING ATTAINED BY THE DUAL STUDENT.

## Other reports on N9843Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19780615022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615022769A), Jun 15, 1978: Piper PA18135 (N9843Q), Lake Winnebego, WI, Substantial damage. Float eqpd.

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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