- Date
- March 17, 1982, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Sterling C, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N82622Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820317004549A
- Case key
- 71938
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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.
Analysis
The student pilot departed his ranch strip reportedly to check on cattle. The plane crashed on rolling terrain in a nose down, left bank attitude and burned. There was no indication that the aircraft moved after impact. Both propeller blades were twisted and bent. No preimpact failure or malfunction was found concerning the aircraft's structure, controls, or power plant.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82622
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187909020
- Airframe hours
- 600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Foster Ranches
- Registered owner
- Foster Ranches
- Departed
- Foster Ranch, TX
- Destination
- Foster Ranch, TX
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 200 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.