Piper PA-18A N6792B

Summary

On 15 July 2003 at about 13:40 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N6792B, operated by Prairie Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Zurich, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 2003 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Zurich, Montana, United States

Coordinates

48.6306, -109.0314

Aircraft

Piper PA-18A

Registration

N6792B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Prairie Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chinook → Zurich

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA140

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

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The pilot was conducting low level predator control operations in a slow flight mode with flaps at 1/2. During a left turn from the west to the east, at 30 to 40 feet above ground level, the pilot felt the initial indications of the airplane entering a stall. As the wings were rolled level the aircraft entered a secondary stall, subsequently impacting the ground in a slight nose down, wings level attitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.