# Accident 20071004022289A: Piper PA18150, Lake Ouachita, AR, October 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2007, 16:25 local time
- Place: Lake Ouachita, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4778° N, 93.0961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4778&lon=-93.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4157R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4157R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 123 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004022289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA005), Oct 4, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N4157R), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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