# Accident 19950321004859A: Piper PA18150, Gail, TX, March 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1995, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gail, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7691° N, 101.4496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7691&lon=-101.4496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99MP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321004859A

## Narrative

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

PREDATOR CONTROL FLIGHT HUNTING COYOTES. SEVERE GUSTY WIND RAISED WING AT LOW ALTITUDE UNABLE RECOVER. HIT GROUND.

## 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 FTW95LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA143), Mar 21, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N99MP), Gail, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE GUSTY WINDS AND INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR MANEUVERING.

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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