# Accident 19950321049749A: 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
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7673° N, 101.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gail, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7673&lon=-101.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999MP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321049749A

## Narrative

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

(-16) OCCUPANTS (2), PILOT AND PASSENGER (OWNER), WERE ENGAGED IN PREDATOR CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL OVER OWNER'S SHEEP RANCH. STRONG THERMAL OR STRONG WIND GUST CAUSED ONE WING TO RISE ABRUPTLY, AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL-NOSE LEVEL ATTITUDE, SLID 90 FEET AND OVERTURNED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO FIRE. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BACK. NEITHER HAS ANY MEMORY OF THE EVENT EXCEPT THE INITIAL LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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