# Accident 20041013035609A: Piper PA18150, Oak Harbor, WA, October 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Airport: Oak Harbor Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3206° N, 122.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3206&lon=-122.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6410W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6410W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,670 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041013035609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUBSEQUENT TO AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM OAK HARBOR AIRPORT. NO WITNESSES WERE INVOLVED WITH THE ACCIDENT. ON OCTOBER 26, 2004 THE FAA, NTSB AND MFG OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE PERFORMED A TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. IT APPEARS A MAJOR REPAIR OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN COMPLETED, WITH ONE TENTH OF AN HOUR OF OPERATION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT HISTORICAL RECORDS HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE MEDICAL CONDITION OF THE PILOT.

## 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 SEA05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA005), Oct 13, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N6410W), Oak Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N6410W (1)

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

- [Incident 20110814021799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110814021799I), Aug 14, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N6410W), Minor damage. Landed and contacted bush and plane nosed over.

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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