# Accident 20080914845179A: Piper PA18150, Chehalis, WA, September 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2008, 16:45 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5956° N, 122.9203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5956&lon=-122.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9268D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9268D-2015-05-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080914845179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/14/2008, AT APPROSIMATELY 1435 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT OF N9268D, TOOKOFF FROM DRUCKMEN FIELD AT 237 FOREST NAPAVINE ROAD EAST, CHEHALIS WA.  AFTER TAKEOFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED RIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A GREENHOUSE ABOUT 10 TO 12 FEET TALL, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED 150 FEET AND STRUCK A HANGAR.

## 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 SEA08LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA200), Sep 14, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N9268D), Napavine, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to make a low-altitude pass, and his failure to maintain clearance from all structures while maneuvering.

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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