Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N3992P

27 June 1994 · Prineville, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 June 1994 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N3992P, operated by Campbell, James L., was involved in an accident near Prineville, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Prineville, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
44.1000, -120.6603
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N3992P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Campbell, James L.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Post
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA94LA170

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TO DRAG ON THE GROUND. GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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