# Accident 20090304004339A: Piper PA18A, Wood Lake, NE, March 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: Wood Lake, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8702° N, 100.5499° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8702&lon=-100.5499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3352B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3352B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090304004339A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED FOR SAFE TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT ALSO HAD AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CEN09LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA190), Mar 4, 2009: Piper PA-18A (N3352B), Wood Lake, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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