# Accident 20010523010549A: Piper PA18150, Wubur, WA, May 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2001, 01:14 local time
- Place: Wubur, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7155K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7155K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010523010549A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENTLY CONTOURING TERRAIN EVALUATING WEED CONTROL AND FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSEQUENT GROUND APPLICATION AT A LATER DATE, HEADING WESTBOUND INTO THE SUN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.THE PILOT APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL EXECUTING A NINETY DEGREE BANK TO HEAD SOUTHWEST DOWN A RAVINE AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST AND SLOW CARTWHEEL TO NOSE AND RIGHT WING, DEMOLISHING LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT.  AIRSPEED INDICATOR FROZE AT 55 KNOTS.  AFTER EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND ENGINE TEARDOWN, WE COULD FIND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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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