Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N4312Z

7 November 1984 · Algona, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 November 1984 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4312Z was involved in an accident near Algona, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Algona Municipal (AXA)
Coordinates
43.0693, -94.2301
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N4312Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Spencer
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC85LA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF, ENG LOST PWR. PLT ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE TO LAND ON CLOSEST RUNWAY BUT ENG WAS DEVELOPING INSUFFICIENT PWR TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN TURN. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 150 FT SHORT OF THRESHOLD. PLT DID NOT LEVEL WINGS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FLAME TUBE IN MUFFLER DISINTEGRATED & FRAGMENTS BLOCKED EXHAUST. ACFT ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED 30 FLT HRS PRIOR TO MISHAP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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