# Accident 20071003823899A: Piper PA18150, Crowley Ranch, OR, October 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2007, 14:10 local time
- Place: Crowley Ranch, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3078° N, 117.8942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3078&lon=-117.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91254, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91254-2010-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071003823899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VERY EXPERIENCED RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE HAD AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH POWER LINES AND TERRAIN NEAR HIS AIRSTRIP LOCATED ON HIS RANCH. WITNESSES TO THE CRASH STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKING NUMEROUS DIVES AND PULLUPS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AS THE PILOT WAS HELPING RANCH HANDS ROUND UP CATTLE FROM THE RANGE. THERE WERE SOME WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT DESCRIBED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE JUST PRIOR TO THE COLLISION WITH THE POWERLINES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT TWENTY GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE. A TEAM WILL GATHER AND PERFORM AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENGINE IN A SHOP SETTING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED ON THE PILOT AND THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS.

## 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 SEA08FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA005), Oct 3, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N91254), Crowley Ranch, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a power transmission line while maneuvering. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's diverted attention, and decision to maneuver at a…

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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