# Accident 20011016029989A: Piper PA18, Sandy, OR, October 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2001, 16:50 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3791° N, 122.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3791&lon=-122.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7502K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7502K-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011016029989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7502K, COLLIDED WITH A TREE WHILE MANEUVERING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF SANDY, OR. THE STUDENT PILOT, OWNER, OPERATOR, & PILOT-IN-COMMAND, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PAX, HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PART 91 VFR FLIGHT DEPARTED MADRAS, OREGON, ABOUT 90 MINUTES EARLIER & HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. AN AUTOMOBILE DRIVER, HEADING WEST ON HWY 26 STATED THAT THE A/C HAD FLOWN LOW OVER HIS CAR A SHORT DISTANCE EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. AT THE TIME, THIS WITNESS ESTIMATED THE A/C WAS ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE HIGHWAY, & SAW THE A/C GOING IN & OUT OF THE FOG & CLOUDS. THE WITNESS SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW THE ROAD. HE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN THE A/C PASSED OVER, THERE WAS A HARD, STEADY RAIN.

## 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 SEA02FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA005), Oct 16, 2001: Piper PA-18 (N7502K), Sandy, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while attempting to land in a field after entering an area of instrument meteorological conditions. Factors include low ceilings, rain, fog,…

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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