# Accident 19870914079609A: Piper PA18135, John Day, OR, September 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: John Day, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4199° N, 118.9403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4199&lon=-118.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1394V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1394V-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 110 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914079609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA87LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA187), Sep 14, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N1394V), John Day, OR, destroyed

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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