# Accident 19930424010569A: Piper PA25235, Forest Grove, OR, April 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Forest Grove, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RWJG
- Location: 45.5501° N, 123.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5501&lon=-123.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9637P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637P-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,999 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424010569A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT ON DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM WET MUDDY STRIP. STRUCK TREES WIRES AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 SEA93LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA101), Apr 24, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N9637P), Forest Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WET TERRAIN, TAILWIND, TREES, AND WIRES.

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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