# Accident 19810311009109A: Piper PA25235, Oaksdale, WA, March 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1981, 12:35 local time
- Place: Oaksdale, WA
- Airport: Oaksdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N7553Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7553Z-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,301 total, 330 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHEELS STRUCK TOP OF HILL ON CLIMBOUT, THROWING AIRPLANE OUT OF CONTROL. STRUCK TREES AND POWER-LINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA81FYP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP10), Mar 11, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N7553Z), Oaksdale, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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