# Accident 19910609025829A: Piper PA18150, Corvallis, OR, June 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1991, 18:30 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4590° N, 123.3391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4590&lon=-123.3391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3474Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3474Z-2012-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609025829A

## Narrative

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

FLEW TOO LOW IN RISING TERRAIN. WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 SEA91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA145), Jun 10, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N3474Z), Corvallis, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DISPLAYED POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3474Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19760302003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760302003899A), Mar 2, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N3474Z), Big Timber, MT, Substantial damage. Pax stated there was no visible horizon. Game count.

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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