Piper PA-18-150 accident near Holden, UT
On October 10, 1996, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Holden, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 10, 1996
- Place
- Holden, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.139°N, 112.341°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06971
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 10, 1996, at 0755 mountain daylight time, N91017, a Piper PA-18-150, operated by the Utah State Department of Agriculture, collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent and was destroyed near Holden, Utah. Both commercial pilots were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an agency flight plan had been filed. The public use flight had departed from Delta, Utah, about 0730, and was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to the operator of the aircraft, the purpose of the flight was for the aerial hunting of coyotes in accordance with a state and federal government program know as the Animal Damage Control (ADC) program. The ADC program is a part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The flight had been scheduled as a result of reports from a local ranch owner that calves were being attacked and killed by coyotes on the ranch owner's property. The flight was manned by the first pilot (pilot-in-command), seated in the front seat, and the "co-pilot/gunner," (second pilot) seated in the rear seat. The co-pilot/gunner was also serving as an instructor pilot during portions of the flight. According to calendar book entries (copies of excerpts attached) made by the first pilot, he and the second pilot had flown for a total of 3.6 hours in the accident airplane one day previous to the accident. The entry, dated October 9, 1996, indicated that five coyotes had been killed, and that the crew had been on duty from 0700 until 1600, with the majority of the fly
Probable cause
The first pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering the airplane in close proximity to the ground. This subsequently led to an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent into the ground. Factors contributing to the accident include the lack of adequate altitude to recover from the stall, the pilot's failure to operate the airplane within its published weight and balance envel
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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.
