- Date
- August 30, 1989, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4423ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22791
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On August 30, 1989, at 1225 CDT, a Piper PA-18-150, N4423Z,being operated by and conducting an aerial survey forlouisiana wildlife and fisheries commission as a publicaircraft, flipped forward to the inverted position during aforced landing 15 miles east-northeast of Grand Chenier,Louisiana, following a loss of engine power. Visualmeteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan hadnot been filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, butneither the private pilot or his passenger were injured. The airplane departed the nunez, Louisiana, airstrip (L12)on August 30, 1989, at 1210 CDT, for this local 14 CFR PART91 flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4423Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8759
- Airframe hours
- 2,542
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 28, 1989 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- LA12 · Grand Chenier, LA
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 960 total · 760 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F