# Accident 20090201002719A: Piper PA18150, Tallahassee, FL, February 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Ayavalla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5622° N, 84.3069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5622&lon=-84.3069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2424A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2424A) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090201002719A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONBOARD OF PIPER PA-18-150 SERIAL NUMBER 18090075 REGISTRATION NUMBER N2424A.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM AYAVAVLLA STRIP, A PRIVATE STRIP IN  TALLAHASSEE.  THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 10 FOOT AND MAINTAINED THAT ALTITUDE RACING A JEEP AND A MOTORCYCLE DOWN THE STRIP.  AS THE AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK THE JEEP THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE JEEP AND WINDSHIELD OF THE JEEP.  THE JEEP TURNED LEFT AND WENT INTO A TREE LINE AND HIT A TREE.  BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE JEEP WERE KILLED.  THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA09LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA152), Feb 1, 2009: Piper PA-18 -150 (N2424A), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate takeoff in close proximity to other vehicles which were operating on the runway resulting in collision with a vehicle during takeoff.

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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