ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292660
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| Date: | Monday 30 January 2006 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Department Of Agriculture |
| Registration: | N744 |
| MSN: | 18-8309009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11679 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gail, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Sweetwater Airport, TX (SWW/KSWW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single-engine tailwheel-equipped airplane was performing a predator control flight while on a public use mission for a government agency. The 5,843-hour commercial pilot reported that the flight profile of the flight required operation at low altitude. The pilot reported that about an hour and fifty minutes into the flight, the airplane settled into a mesquite tree thicket while maneuvering. The pilot was able to add full power, arrest the descent, and eventually fly out of the thicket. The pilot found an open pasture about 1/2 mile from the location of the mishap, and landed to survey the damage to the airplane. The pilot found structural damage had occurred to the tail section of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA063
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 March 2007 | N744 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | 0 | Sweetwater, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 07:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 12-Nov-2022 02:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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