# Accident 19970913026469A: Piper PA18150, Clinton, LA, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 02:20 local time
- Place: Clinton, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4397° N, 91.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4397&lon=-91.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14255, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14255) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913026469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 0220 HOURS CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PIPER, MODEL PA-18-150, AIRCRAFT, N14255, COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE THE BUZZING THE HOUSE OF A FRIEND OF THE PILOT'S; LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ETHEL, LOUISIANA. THE NON-RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ESTATE-OWNED AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO JOSEPH T. HOWELL, LLC, BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT, AS REPORTED BY THE PASSENGER, ORIGINATED FROM A NON-RESISTERED AIRSTRIP IN A FAMILY PASTURE NEAR JACKSON, LOUISIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 HOURS CDT, FOLLOWING AN EVENING OF HOG HUNTING AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON THE FAMILY FARMLAND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW97FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA345), Sep 13, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N14255), Ethel, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance. Related factors were the pilot's impairment due to alcohol and night conditions.

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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