Piper PA-18A-150 N6894B
2 May 1999 · Cross Keys, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1999 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A-150 registered N6894B, operated by David Dempsy, was involved in an accident near Cross Keys, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cross Keys, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cross Keys (17N)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A-150
- Registration
- N6894B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David Dempsy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA103
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was contracted to perform a banner towing flight over a stadium. Strong gusty winds prevailed during the entire day and the pilot had made one previous flight earlier in the day with similar conditions. After returning to the airport of departure, and dropping the banner, he positioned the airplane on final approach for Runway 9. He had the airplane configured with one notch of flaps and was maintaining 80 mph, while the winds were from 100 degrees. At an altitude of about 150 feet, the right wing dropped. The pilot reported that he was unable to regain control of the airplane and the airplane contacted the ground in a right wing low attitude, about 50 feet short of the runway. The winds had been steady all day, and averaged 15 to 20 knots with gusts from 25 to 30 knots. The airplane has a stall speed of 43 mph with landing flaps and 47 mph with the flaps retracted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Jordan Valley, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Sun West Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1998 | Piper PA-18A | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-18A-150 | North Plains, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2000 | Piper PA-18A | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Brad A. Coday | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1999 | Boeing 737 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | Anil S. Iyer | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Robinson R-22B | Fairfield, New Jersey, United States | Mustang Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-30 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1999 | Cessna 190 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1999 | Deleeuw SPRINT 1000 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |