Accident · 1998-04-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-04-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18 (N225NY)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- ADVERTISING AIR FORCE INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ADVERTISING AIR FORCE
Probable cause
The intentional operation of the airplane by the pilot and the company/operator with the known deficiencies in equipment (worn carburetor). Also, the poor preflight planning by the pilot for his failure to recognize that the carburetor heat control was inadvertently activated on takeoff and his inadvertent stall of the airplane while turning to reverse direction. Contributing to the accident was the separation of the carburetor heat control cable.
Source: NTSB case MIA98LA144Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.