Piper PA-18-150 N9044D

Summary

On 9 August 1998 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N9044D was involved in an accident near Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 1998 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

45.9695, -89.9004

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N9044D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mosinee → Lac du Flambeau

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA320

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the subsequent inadvertant stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he made a low downwind pass over the lake prior to landing. He stated that after the pass, he gained altitude and began a left turn to the base leg at which time the 'aircraft then stalled.' The airplane descending with the left wing impacting the water first, followed by the right float. The airplane came to rest inverted in approximately four feet of water.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.