# NTSB Accident MIA98LA144
> **Piper PA-18** · 1998-04-26 · ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA144
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09928
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-26
- **Location:** ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.770107, -82.630035
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N225NY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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