# Accident 19950318004289A: Piper PA22150, Staley, NC, March 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1995, 16:35 local time
- Place: Staley, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7894° N, 79.5506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7894&lon=-79.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7545D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7545D-1995-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,043 total, 592 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318004289A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED BANKING STEEPLY PULLING UP AND DIVING MANY TIMES. STALLED IMPACTED GROUND. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 MIA95FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA089), Mar 18, 1995: Piper PA-22-150 (N7545D), Staley, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering during a forced landing, resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in flight collision with…

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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