- Date
- January 2, 1992, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nome, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1930APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920102000059A
- Case key
- 5680
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Contributing to the accident was inadequate altitude.
Analysis
After taking off from a road, the uncertificated pilot circled his house once then executed a 50 to 60 degree left bank at about 200 feet AGL. During the turn the airplane stalled and collided with the terrain. The pilot stated that it had been several years since he had an FAA medical examination or had a ride with a flight instructor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1930A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1768
- Airframe hours
- 2,293
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carl T. Langton
- Registered owner
- Bruce L. Mcdaniel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1988 · 109 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 109 in this make and model · 1,180 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 5 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1930A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.