# Accident 19910101002849A: Piper PA18150, Madras, OR, January 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1991
- Place: Madras, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4601° N, 119.5003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4601&lon=-119.5003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8982D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8982D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101002849A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON LOCAL FLIGHT AND FAILED TO RETURN. REPORTED MISSING. NO TRACE EVER FOUND. PRESUMED FATAL AND DESTROYED.

## 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 SEA91FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA262), Jan 1, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N8982D), Dayville, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N8982D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760912027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912027659A), Sep 12, 1976: Piper PA18A150 (N8982D), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on gravel bar abt 750FT long.

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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