Piper PA-18-150 N5990Z
16 May 2005 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 May 2005 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N5990Z, operated by Abaco LLC, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1839, -86.8889
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N5990Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Abaco LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05FA082
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an in flight loss of control, stall, and collision with trees and the ground. A factor was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to a witness, after takeoff from runway 01, the airplane made a quick climbing turn. The nose of the airplane pitched up 80 degrees, the left wing dropped down, the nose of the airplane pitched down, and the airplane was heard colliding with the ground. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine assembly, and accessories revealed no anomalies. The flaps were extended 10-degrees. The gross weight power off stalling speed with full flaps in the Super Cub 150 is 43 M.P.H.; with flaps up the stalling speed increases about 4 M.P.H. Review of the Piper Flight Test Manual for the PA-18-150 did not note any test data that was conducted with 10-degrees of flaps. Tetrahydrocannabinol (Marihuana) 0.004 (ug/ml, ug/g) was detected in the blood. An unspecified amount of Tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid (Marihuana) was detected in the blood. Tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid (Marihuana) 0.0106 (ug/ml, ug/g) was detected in the liver.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Jason A. Sturgis | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-18-150 | Mountain City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Kenneth A. Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-18-105 | Perry, Oklahoma, United States | Brice Schou | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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