# Accident 19910219002899A: Piper PA15, Cottage Grove, OR, February 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1991, 20:56 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7109° N, 123.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7109&lon=-123.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4518H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4518H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 467 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219002899A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES AT NIGHT OFF END RUNWAY. NO FUEL PRESENT. NO ELECTRIC SYSTEM OR PANEL LIGHTS. AUTO BATTERY USED.

## 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 SEA91FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA054), Feb 20, 1991: Piper PA-15 (N4518H), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A DARK NIGHT CONDITION AND AN UNCONTROLLED STALL/SPIN.

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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