Piper PA-18-150 N2349J

Summary

On 6 September 1997 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N2349J was involved in an accident near Harrah, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 1997 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrah, Washington, United States

Coordinates

46.3997, -120.6395

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N2349J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yakima → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97LA203

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire while on final approach. A factor was a 40-foot high transmission wire located approximately 20 feet from the end of the airstrip.

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

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The pilot made two approaches to the east end of the grass airstrip. On the first approach he performed a touch-and-go, and on the second he did not touch down, but instead flew low over the length of the runway. At the end of the second approach, the pilot pulled up steeply, climbed a few hundred feet, and then entered a steeply banked right turn, resulting in a course reversal. After the reversal, he entered a rapidly descending slip toward the west end of the runway. Just after terminating the slip, the aircraft impacted 40 foot high power lines that were located about 20 feet from the runway threshold.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.