# Accident 20010822026409A: Piper PA18150, Enderlin, ND, August 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Enderlin, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7603° N, 97.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7603&lon=-97.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4329Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4329Z) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822026409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, N4329Z WAS OBSERVED FLYING OVER A FIELD WHERE A WITNESS WAS HARVESTING WHEAT. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY PULLED UP, DID A STALL FOLLOWED BY THREE OF FOUR ROTATIONS OF A SPIN AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 CHI01LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA294), Aug 22, 2001: Piper PA-18-150 (N4329Z), Alice, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unsuccessful recovery from an intentional aerobatic stall/spin maneuver. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's impairment (alcohol), and his psychological condition.

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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