# Accident 20090401003309A: Piper PA22150, Sherwood, OR, April 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2009, 07:35 local time
- Place: Sherwood, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3356° N, 122.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3356&lon=-122.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9996D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9996D-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090401003309A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE LASARDI AIR STRIP (4OR7) NORTH OF SALEM, OR, APRIL 1, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 0711 HOURS, FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT TO HILLSBORO, OR (HIO) WITH 2 PERSONS ON BOARD.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOTS, SINGLE ENGINE LAND, RATED.  IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHO WAS ACTING PIC, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO OCCUPANT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.   THE WEATHER OVER THE INTENDED ROUTE WAS OVERCAST WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS, FOG AND RAIN.  WEATHER OVER THE CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN RANGE WAS LOW CLOUDS, FOG AND RAIN WITH GUSTY WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE FLIGHT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING VIA A HANDHELD GARMIN 495 GPS UNIT, NOT RECOVERED AT THE SCENE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LOW CLOUDS OVER THE EAST END OF THE CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN RANGE AND WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND BACKFIRING AS IT WAS TURNING TO THE EAST SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, KILLING BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## 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 WPR09FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA175), Apr 1, 2009: Piper PA-22-150 (N9996D), Sherwood, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

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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