# Accident 20050831027219A: Piper PA18150, Mountain City, NV, August 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2005, 10:50 local time
- Place: Mountain City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7667° N, 115.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7667&lon=-115.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2333J-2013-02-11) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831027219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2005, ABOUT 1050 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N2333J, IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 30 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN CITY, NEVADA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JACKPOT, NEVADA, ABOUT 1030 AFTER THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 17 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS DAVIS, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) PERSONNEL, THERE WAS NO RECORDED RADAR DATA FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NOR WERE THERE ANY RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PILOT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY HUNTERS ON OCTOBER 27, 2005, AT THE 8,632 FOOT LEVEL OF A MOUNTAIN AT 41 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE BY 115 DEGREES 19 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. BLOCK 13 OF THIS FORM IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK: AIRFRAME HOURS ARE UNKNOWN. BLOCK 31 OF THIS FORM PERTAINING TO FLIGHT HOURS AND CHECK RIDE ARE INTENTIONALLY BLANK: INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX05LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA324), Aug 31, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N2333J), Mountain City, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which led to a stall and impact with trees and terrain.

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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