# Accident 20050421007099A: Piper PA18105, Perry, OK, April 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2005, 11:45 local time
- Place: Perry, OK
- Airport: Perry Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2794° N, 97.2991° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2794&lon=-97.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050421007099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF ON DIRT STRIP TO THE SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT EMBANKMENT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE GROUND AND COME DOWN ON A FARM PLOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PROBLEM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOT DEVELOP POWER.

## 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 DFW05LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA106), Apr 21, 2005: Piper PA-18-105 (N228T), Perry, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was collision with a piece of farm equipment.

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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