# Accident 20080127011569A: Piper PA18150, Sheffield, TX, January 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sheffield, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4333° N, 101.8167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4333&lon=-101.8167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743L-2009-04-08) (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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080127011569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 27, 2008, WHILE HERDING CATTLE ON HIS RANCH, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE TOO TIGHT A TURN VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN A STALL AND THE PIPER AIRCRAFT N743L CRASHED AND BURNED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HIS HANDS.

## 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 DFW08CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA059), Jan 27, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N743L), Sheffield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N743L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881127051959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127051959A), Nov 27, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N743L), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a gravel road. Lost control in strong crosswind. Ran off into a ditch and ground looped.
- [Incident 19870928079289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928079289I), Sep 28, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N743L), Waltman, WY, Minor damage. Attempted to land on a dirt trail. Approach too fast. Gear hit a junk car on a go around.

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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