Piper PA-18-135 accident near Winslow, AZ
On September 12, 1994, a Piper PA-18-135 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winslow, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 12, 1994
- Place
- Winslow, AZ
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-135 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.101°N, 110.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02273
NTSB summary
On September 11, 1994, at 1820 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-135, N2207A, crashed about 35 miles south of Winslow, Arizona. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight from Flagstaff to Taylor, Arizona. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot, and was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. The commercial pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Flagstaff, Arizona, at 1717 hours. According to a family member, he believed the pilot was scouting for elk in the area. The airplane was observed by a couple driving along the road, who told Coconino County Sheriff's Department investigators that they observed the airplane for about 5 to 10 seconds at an altitude of about 200 feet above the ground that "kept dipping." They saw the airplane "go straight down into the trees", and moments later, they observed smoke. They located the plane engulfed in flames a short distance off the road. They also stated that they were driving with their windows up and could not hear the airplane engine. Personnel Information The pilot held a commercial pilot flight certificate with an airplane single and multi-engine land rating. He was also a certificated flight instructor and had about 832 total flight hours based on the last entry in the pilot's logbook. The recency of his experience was not determined. Wreckage and Impact Information The accident site is located at 6,500 feet mean sea level(msl), approximately 35 miles south of Winslow. Numerous cedar trees surrounded the cra
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into the ground from a low altitude while scouting for game.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
