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SEA91LA098

1991-05-05 · MORGAN, Utah, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 42U

N134TA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (TETRA AVIATION CORP TETRA MK-3E, built 2019), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE INADVERTANT STALL AND THE PILOT'S STEEP BANKED TURN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATION TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT AND THE STRONG TAILWIND CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AFTER A SHORT TAKEOFF ROLL, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FT AGL, AND THE PILOT INITIATED A STEEP DOWNWIND TURN IN STRONG WIND CONDITIONS. THE ACFT STALLED, DESCENDED NOSE DOWN, AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE PILOT HELD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91LA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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