Piper PA-18-125 N1132A

Summary

On 28 November 1999 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA-18-125 registered N1132A was involved in an accident near Afton, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 November 1999 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Afton, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Afton Municipal (AFO)

Coordinates

42.7208, -110.9210

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-125

Registration

N1132A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Nampa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

DEN00FA021

2 people died.

Failure of the pilot to remove frost from the wings prior to takeoff, causing an inadvertent stall/spin on initial climbout. Factors included exceeding the aircraft's certificated gross weight, and fog conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was tied down on the ramp overnight. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing or file a flight plan, and no airplane services were rendered. Witnesses said there was 'stand up' frost, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, on parked airplanes nearby. The temperature was near freezing, the wind was calm, and a heavy fog enveloped the airport when the airplane took off. It impacted terrain 400 yards west of the runway and burned. It was computed the airplane was 115 pounds overweight at takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.