Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Elgin, TX
30.349653°N, 97.370273°W |
Tail number | N4329A |
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Accident date | 22 Sep 1989 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-22-150 |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT CLOSURE (DEACTIVATION) OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY WIND, AND THE PILOT'S APPREHENSION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS.