20040608010209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Fortine, MT · June 8, 2004

Date
June 8, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place
Fortine, MT
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7094D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04LA101
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total400 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft failed to attain adequate climb angle while departing pasture-impacted trees. Descending airflow over hill and trees may have been a factor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE CLIMB ANGLE WHILE DEPARTING PASTURE-IMPACTED TREES. DESCENDING AIRFLOW OVER HILL AND TREES MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.