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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Elizabethton, TN · October 7, 2011

Date: October 7, 2011 · 19:15 local
Place: Elizabethton, TN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3491Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA015
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 273 total23 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N3491ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7331 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prior to boarding the aircraft, the pilots decided who would be pilot-in- command. The pilot-in-command took the rear seat and the the other pilot took the front seat. They had agreed the pilot in the front seat would do the first take off. On take off, the aircraft was in a steep climb when it stalled around 100 feet above ground level. The right wing dropped and the aircraft impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PRIOR TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOTS DECIDED WHO WOULD BE PILOT-IN- COMMAND.THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOOK THE REAR SEAT AND THE THE OTHER PILOT TOOK THE FRONT SEAT. THEY HAD AGREED THE PILOT IN THE FRONT SEAT WOULD DO THE FIRST TAKE OFF.ON TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP CLIMB WHEN IT STALLED AROUND 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

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 ERA12CA015Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportElizabethton, TNThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Oct 7, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3491Z · 1

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

Incident 19880621040329ITouch And Go Landing · Wiscasset, MELost control and ground looped the aircraft during practice touch and go.Jun 21, 1988 · Minor damage