Piper PA-18-150 accident near Mesa, AZ
On November 6, 2004, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mesa, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 2004
- Place
- Mesa, AZ
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.450°N, 111.717°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041116X01821
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 2004, at 1229 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-150, N6854P, collided with the ground on the ramp underneath the wing of a parked Grumman Aircraft G-111, N121F, at Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona. The pilot/owner operated the accident airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a for hire sightseeing flight. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport pilot/owner was fatally injured. The passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was departing at the time of the accident. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) was hosting their annual open house/veterans day fly-in, in which the accident pilot and his airplane were participating as part of the static display. During the event it was normal for pilots to offer rides for a fee to bystanders, with a portion of the cumulative fees donated to CAF. A witness reported that the passenger had paid $50.00 for a flight in the accident airplane. The accident flight was the first flight of the day. A compilation of witnesses observed the airplane takeoff from runway 4L at a steep angle; about 100 feet above the ground the airplane started to turn to the left and the left wing dropped. The airplane turned 180 degrees from its direction of takeoff, in a nose down attitude, and impacted the ground. Another witness reported that the airplane used about 100 feet of the runway and then was "up pretty quick." It appeared to the witness that the pilot had done a short field takeoff, wit
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, 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.
