# NTSB SEA71AS044: Piper PA-18, N3596P, Adel, OR, May 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1971
- Place: Adel, OR · ADEL, OR
- Location: 42.1774° N, 119.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adel, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1774&lon=-119.8986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0915  71/5/19  NR.ADEL,OREG          PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1245                    N3596P              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     43, 4732 TOTAL HOURS, 26
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ADEL,OREG                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              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 - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- HERDING WILD HORSES. PLTS ASTHMATIC COND COUPLED WITH NATURE OF OPERATION LED TO FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3596P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596P-1971-08-23), registration cancelled 1971-08-23, S/N 18-4554 (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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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