20071004022289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Lake Ouachita, AR · October 4, 2007

Date: October 4, 2007 · 16:25 local
Place: Lake Ouachita, AR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4157R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA005
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 196 total123 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N4157RRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 1809076 · Built 1993 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 10/04/2007 N4157R a Piper PA-18 s/n 1809076 crashed into Lake Ouachita near the brady mountain campgrounds west of hot springs, Arkansas. Aircraft had departed north little rock (ork) enroute to hot springs (hot) and departed hot at approx. 15:50 cdl returning to ork. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was made. Over Lake Ouachita pilot stated he experienced a loss of power at approx. 400 AGL, was able to recover power and lost it again. Aircraft stalled at approx. 6 feet and nosed into the lake. Pilot was able to extricate himself with only minor injuries. Aircraft impacted water inverted and sank shortly after the pilot disembarked.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 10/04/2007 N4157R A PIPER PA-18 S/N 1809076 CRASHED INTO LAKE OUACHITA NEAR THE BRADY MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUNDS WEST OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED NORTH LITTLE ROCK (ORK) ENROUTE TO HOT SPRINGS (HOT) AND DEPARTED HOT AT APPROX. 15:50 CDL RETURNING TO ORK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS MADE. OVER LAKE OUACHITA PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AT APPROX. 400 AGL, WAS ABLE TO RECOVER POWER AND LOST IT AGAIN. AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROX. 6 FEET AND NOSED INTO THE LAKE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WATER INVERTED AND SANK SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT DISEMBARKED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08CA005Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHot Springs, ARThe total loss of engine power due to inadequate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot resulting in fuel starvation while maneuvering over a lake at too low altitude for a safe landing. An additional cause was the unsuitable terrain encountered during…Oct 4, 2007 · Substantial damage