# Accident 19951030037279A: Piper PA18A150, Bullhead City, AZ, October 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1995, 07:30 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1394° N, 114.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1394&lon=-114.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6988B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6988B-2018-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 756 total, 70 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951030037279A

## Narrative

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

STUDENTS FIRST WATER LANDING ON RIVER. VEERED TOWARD SHORE. CFI STOMPED ON OPPOSITE RUDDER. AIRCRAFT WATER LOOPED.

## 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 LAX96LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA031), Oct 30, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N6988B), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot/flight instructor to adequately supervise the student pilot resulting in loss of directional control, and his abrupt overcorrection resulting in a waterloop. A contributing…

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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