# Accident 19941118038579A: Piper PA18150, Stow, MA, November 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1994, 18:20 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4370° N, 71.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4370&lon=-71.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14315, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14315) (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 O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118038579A

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT ON APPROACH. SAW RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES CIRCLING TO LAND. DARK NIGHT HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WIND FACTORS.

## 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 NYC95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA029), Nov 18, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N14315), Stow, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. Other related factors were: heavy rain, moderate turbulence, dark night, and high winds.

## Other reports on N14315 (1)

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

- [Accident 19841218067439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841218067439A), Dec 18, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N14315), Stow, MA, Substantial damage. On rollout during wheel landing, tail lifted, aircraft veered to the left and flipped over onto its back.

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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