# Accident 20120802026349A: Piper PA-18A 150, Mcneal, AZ, August 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mcneal, AZ
- Airport: Tribal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6378° N, 109.5331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6378&lon=-109.5331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2364P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2364P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,677 total, 295 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120802026349A

## Narrative

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

ON 8-2-12 AT 0815 HOURS MST AT 7 MILES EAST OF TRIBAL AIRPORT (2AZ9) A PIPER PA-18A-150 AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A CANYON.  TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD AND THERE WAS ONE SERIOUS INJURY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE COORDINATES OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION IS NORTH 31.60111 AND WEST 109.66944.THE ELEVATION OF THE TERRAIN WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500 FEET.

## 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 WPR12CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA342), Aug 2, 2012: Piper PA18 (N2364P), McNeal, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight decision to fly at low level into an unfamiliar canyon, which resulted in an off-airport landing when the airplane's climb capability was exceeded. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N2364P (1)

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

- [Incident 19900426016049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426016049I), Apr 26, 1990: Piper PA18A150 (N2364P), Douglas Bisbee, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout which resulted in minor damage to aircraft.

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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