No fatalities
PIPER PA18 150 accident at Tompkinsville, KY, 4 Nov 2023
On November 4, 2023, a PIPER PA18 150 operated by G & L AIRBORNE INC was involved in an aviation accident near Tompkinsville, KY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Airspeed — Not attained/maintainedPilot