Piper PA-18A-150 accident near Tucson, AZ
On September 14, 2002, a Piper PA-18A-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tucson, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 14, 2002
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.220°N, 110.970°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020919X05181
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On or about 0900 mountain standard time on September 14, 2002, a Piper PA-18A-150, N8980D, collided with the ground in a flat desert area 19 miles south west of the Ryan Airport, Tucson, Arizona. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, and was destroyed in the impact sequence. The commercial pilot/airplane owner and a passenger, who also holds a private pilot certificate, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the presumed local area personal flight that departed from the Ryan Airport at 0740. No witnesses to the accident were identified. Several pilots on the Ryan airport reported that they heard what they believed to be an ELT going off about 0936 on the morning of September 14; however, the signal stopped shortly thereafter. According to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Pima County Sheriff's investigators, Tucson Airport Authority Police, and Officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), the passenger's family reported the airplane overdue on the morning of the 15th when the passenger failed to return home. The FAA issued an ALNOT for the missing airplane and it was found by (DPS) search helicopter at 1641 that afternoon. Information developed by Pima County Sheriff's investigators revealed that the pilot and passenger intended a short duration local area flight. Sheriff's investigators and Tucson Airport Authority police officers interviewed persons at the Ryan airp
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall spin.
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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.
