# Accident 19900826036349A: Piper PA24250, Lagrande, OR, August 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lagrande, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3191° N, 118.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3191&lon=-118.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5642P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5642P-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 225 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826036349A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART DOWNWIND. LIFTED LATE SETTLED AND COLLIDED WIHT LEDGE ON CANYON WALL.

## 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 SEA90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA168), Aug 26, 1990: Piper PA24-250 (N5642P), Lagrande, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ALLOW THE AIRPLANE TO ATTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED PRIOR TO THE RETRACTION OF FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR.

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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