# Accident 19820531019619A: Piper PA18135, Yamhill, OR, May 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3408° N, 123.1845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yamhill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3408&lon=-123.1845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7525K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7525K-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,082 total, 308 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531019619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH FENCE AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 SEA82FYM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM17), Jun 1, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N7525K), Yamhill, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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