# Accident 19991128040319A: Piper PA18125, Afton, WY, November 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7208° N, 110.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7208&lon=-110.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1132A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1132A-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128040319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT IN COLD FOGGY WEATHER WITH POSSIBLE ICING CONDITION. PROBABLE LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN00FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA021), Nov 28, 1999: Piper PA-18-125 (N1132A), Afton, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to remove frost from the wings prior to takeoff, causing an inadvertent stall/spin on initial climbout. Factors included exceeding the aircraft's certificated gross weight, and…

## Other reports on N1132A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810626036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036569A), Jun 26, 1981: Piper PA18125 (N1132A), Cove, OR, Destroyed. Downwind takeoff on short Private strip. Stalled after clearing wires at departure end of runway.

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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