# NTSB FTW81FA100: Piper PA-18, N9689P, Uvalde, TX, June 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1981
- Place: Uvalde, TX · UVALDE, TX
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1990   81/6/3    UVALDE,TX           PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56,
        TIME - 2015                    N9689P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UVALDE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED DRG TURN AFTER FLYING SLOW BESIDE VEHICLE.PLT WAS IN RDO CONTACT W OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9689P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9689P), registered now, S/N 18-7509034 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810603032689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603032689A), Jun 3, 1981: Piper PA18150, Uvalde, TX, Destroyed. Stalled during a steep low-level slow airspeed turn. No room for recovery.

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.

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