# Accident 20060304002979A: Piper PA18A, Shady Cove, OR, March 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Shady Cove, OR
- Airport: Shady Cove Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6081° N, 122.8261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-122.8261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1984A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1984A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304002979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE PILOT CONTROL STICK CAME OUT OF THE ATTACHMENT POINT.

## 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 SEA06CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA062), Mar 4, 2006: Piper PA-18A (N1984A), Shady Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper installation of the control stick during maintenance, which resulted in the control stick becoming disconnected during the initial takeoff climb, resulting in a loss of control…

## Other reports on N1984A (1)

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

- [Accident 20191215019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191215019149A), Dec 15, 2019: Piper PA-18A (N1984A), New Market, VA, Substantial damage. Right main gear damper strut sheared at the damper extension attach point. The right wing and propeller struck the runway causing the wing to bend upward at…

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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