# Accident 19970628016149A: Piper PA18125, Prineville, OR, June 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Airport: Tailwheel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1008° N, 120.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1008&lon=-120.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1182A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182A-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 96 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628016149A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH AND GO CLIMBOUT HIT TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. FULL STOP LANDINGS NECESSARY DUE FENCE TREES AND HILL.

## 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 SEA97LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA155), Jun 28, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N1182A), Prineville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, his improper decision to attempt an aborted takeoff on a short airstrip surround by rising terrain and trees, and his failure to maintain…

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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