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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · John Day, OR · September 14, 1987

Date
September 14, 1987 · 13:30 local
Place
John Day, OR
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1394V
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA187
Reported as
Piper PA18135
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total110 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft stalled on climbout from a hay field. Crashed into trees. Post impact fire. Aircraft at maximum weight.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED ON CLIMBOUT FROM A HAY FIELD. CRASHED INTO TREES. POST IMPACT FIRE. AIRCRAFT AT MAXIMUM WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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