Piper PA-18-150 accident near Mountain City, NV
On August 31, 2005, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mountain City, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 31, 2005
- Place
- Mountain City, NV
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.767°N, 115.317°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051101X01769
NTSB summary
On August 31, 2005, about 1050 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N2333J, impacted mountainous terrain about 30 nautical miles east of Mountain City, Nevada. The private pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was operating the airplane as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Jackpot, Nevada, about 1030, after the pilot refueled the airplane with 17 gallons of fuel, and was destined for Davis, California. When the flight failed to arrive in Davis, the family issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT), which initiated search and rescue efforts. A friend of the family indicated that the pilot called his wife from Jackpot at 1017 mountain daylight time and the call lasted 19 minutes. According to the person that helped refuel the airplane at Jackpot, the airplane was the only one that received fuel from that facility that day. He observed the airplane takeoff and climb out and noted no anomalies with the airplane. According to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) personnel, there was no recorded radar data from air traffic control nor were there any recorded communications with the pilot. CAP activated two search units; one in California and one in Nevada. The wreckage was located by hunters on October 27, 2005, at the 8,680-foot level of a mountain at 41 degrees 46 minutes north latitude and 115 degrees 19 minutes west longitude. Both the pilot and passenger remained pos
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which led to a stall and impact with trees and terrain.
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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.
