Piper PA 18-135 N1394Y
12 April 2014 · Kent, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 April 2014 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-135 registered N1394Y was involved in an accident near Kent, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kent, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unimproved Landing Site (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 45.1836, -120.4664
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 18-135
- Registration
- N1394Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1953
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chukar Flats → Kent
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA166
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane had spent the morning practicing hilltop landings with a second airplane, as a flight of two. The hilltop where the accident occurred was the third landing location. The landing was uphill and uneventful, and after coming to a stop he parked the airplane, exited, and went for a hike. After returning, the first airplane departed downhill successfully, with the accident airplane in trail. The pilot reported that once airborne, the airplane drifted left, and did not respond fully to his control inputs. He further stated that a slight upslope air movement was present, and that the slipstream from the propeller of the leading airplane may have contributed to the loss of control. The left wingtip struck a tree and the airplane tumbled. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the forward cabin during the accident sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2014 | Cessna T210M | Jacksonville, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2014 | Grumman American Avn AA 5B | Florence, Oregon, United States | Munger Richard S | Fatal | 2 |
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| 22 Feb 2014 | Piper PA 16 | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | Michael Ronald Dennis | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Cessna 170B | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |