# Accident 20161207021889A: Cub Crafters PA18-150, Basin, WY, December 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Basin, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3219° N, 108.3364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3219&lon=-108.3364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444GB-2018-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters PA18-150 (registry code 2470000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-pa18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS PA18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161207021889A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. STALL SPIN.

## 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 CEN17FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA050), Dec 7, 2016: Cub Crafters PA18 (N444GB), Basin, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with 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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