# Accident 19981010028779A: Painton Albert M LOEHLE AVIATION 5151, Osceola, AR, October 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Osceola, AR
- Airport: Osceola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6991° N, 89.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6991&lon=-89.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81029-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Painton Albert M LOEHLE AVIATION 5151 (registry code 1690699, https://openairdocs.org/model/painton-albert-m-loehle-aviation-5151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028779A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK THE GROUND, AND BROKE INTO PIECES AS IT TRAVELED ABOUT 30 FEET. (-23) AIRCRAFT MADE ABNORMAL TAKEOFF AND FLEW A CONSERVATIVE RIGHT HAND PATTERN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN A LEFT HAND TURN 30 DEGREE BANK AND NOSE DOWN 30 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT NEVER RECOVERED FROM THIS ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED IN A PLOWED FIELD.  THE CAUSE IS PENDING AWAITING FINAL RESULTS OF AN AUTOPSY.

## 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 FTW99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA007), Oct 10, 1998: Painton Loehle Aviation 5151 (N81029), Osceola, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to incapacitation as a result of hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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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