# Accident 20150417005949A: Piper PA-18-150, La Quinta, CA, April 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: La Quinta, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6819° N, 116.2669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6819&lon=-116.2669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162SC-2021-12-04) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 600 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150417005949A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED ON GOLF COURSE AFTER MAJOR VIBRATION FROM ENGINE/PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR15LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA149), Apr 17, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N162SC), La Quinta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly repair a propeller deformation, which resulted in a fatigue crack, separation of a propeller blade tip, and forced landing onto uneven terrain.

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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