- Date
- April 15, 1983, 17:15 local (Apr 16, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Likely, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3895ZPiper PA18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830415018829A
- Case key
- 23681
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Maneuver - initiated
Airspeed - inadequateCause
Diverted attentionCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt reported that he was on a flt to survey some irrigation properties. He reported that he was at aprx 200 ft AGL & had became preoccupied when he initiated a right turn & exceeded the bank limitation for the speed & weight of the acft. The acft stalled & crashed before the plt could recover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3895Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7711
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John W. Flournoy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1982
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,623 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.