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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Heppner, OR · August 18, 1979

Date: August 18, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place: Heppner, OR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3765Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA79FYM58
Reported as: Piper PA18
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,032 total492 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N3765ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7528 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to clear engine in long glide. Engine loaded up and quit. Stalled acft on emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN LONG GLIDE. ENGINE LOADED UP AND QUIT. STALLED ACFT ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA79FYM58Accident · No injuriesClosedHeppner, ORAug 18, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3765Z · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19900313004249ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Schellville/Son, CAReported wind gust lifted wing causing a turn off runway alignment on takeoff. Aborted and landed in drainage ditchMar 13, 1990 · Substantial damage Incident 19890103007559IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sonoma, CALeft landing gear collapsed on landing. Part NR100032-06 failed adjacent to the axle.Jan 3, 1989 · Minor damage