# Accident 20190307000609A: Piper PA-18-150, Mcleod, ND, March 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2019, 08:35 local time
- Place: Mcleod, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4592° N, 97.1853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4592&lon=-97.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,747 total, 16,502 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190307000609A

## Narrative

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

THE PIPER PA-18-150 SUPER CUB CRASHED IN A FARMER?S FIELD EAST OF LISBON, ND WHILE CONDUCTING COYOTE DEPREDATION OPERATIONS UNDER CONTRACT TO THE USDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE AFTER A 180 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AT 75 FEET AGL (ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR LEVEL DESCENT.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA19CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA158), Mar 7, 2019: Piper PA18 (N726), Wyndmere, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an uncoordinated turn while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N726 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950214001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950214001879A), Feb 14, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N726), Corpus Criste, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in the gulf of Mexico. One survivor was rescued the other occupant is

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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