Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N3999Z

10 January 1994 · Monticello, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 January 1994 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N3999Z was involved in an accident near Monticello, New York, 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.

The record

Date
at 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Monticello, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Monticello (N37)
Coordinates
41.6494, -74.6802
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N3999Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Easton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC94LA048

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO SLOW, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRPLANE STALLED, STRUCK A FENCE, AND A SNOWBANK. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER FOREWARD AND SLID ABOUT 15 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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