- Date
- October 30, 1988, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tucumcari, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4026ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881030048809A
- Case key
- 17636
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private plt was flying a friend over his ranch searching for cows. The plt reported making a 40 deg left banked turn at 300 ft AGL at full power and 70 knots. He said that the plane would not respond to aileron control inputs initially. The plt said the plane may have stalled. There is no stall warning device on this plane. The acft lost altitude and the plt saw a 60 ft bluff in the flight path. The plt was able to level the acft at 20 ft AGL and landed in rocks and short trees straight ahead. The acft came to rest 100 ft from impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4026Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7981
- Airframe hours
- 3,092
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald E. Floeck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 7, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- E89 · Conchas, NM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,145 total · 263 in this make and model · 1,025 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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