# Accident 20091009050689A: Piper PA-18-150, Bingham, NE, October 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2009, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bingham, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0056° N, 101.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0056&lon=-101.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54750, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54750) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091009050689A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT IN VMC CONDITIONS.  HE REPORTED THAT HE MUST HAVE DOZED OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED A FARM POND AT A LOW ANGLE AND SKIDDED TO THE WATERS EDGE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN JAW AND MINOR CUTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT FLY INTO THE GROUND AT A LOW ANGLE, HE THEN ALERTED AUTHORITIES AND WENT TO THE SCENE.  HE TALKED WITH THE PILOT WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THE AUTHORITIES TO ARRIVE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DOZED OFF AND THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.THE GARDEN COUNTY SHERIFF STATED THAT DURING THE COURSE OF HIS INVESTIGATION, INFORMATION THAT HE RECEIVED GAVE HIM REASON TO BELIVE THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN INTOXICATED.

## 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 CEN10CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA013), Oct 9, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N54750), Bingham, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to alcohol consumption and failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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