# Accident 20090614008579A: Piper PA18150, Cottonwood, ID, June 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2009, 08:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, ID
- Airport: Salmon Bar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8650° N, 116.8050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8650&lon=-116.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3761Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 183 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614008579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ON FINAL APPROACH TO SALMON BAR AIRPORT.  ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15 PILOT MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO ALIGN AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE GROUND.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR09CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA288), Jun 14, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N3761Z), Hell's Canyon, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees.

## Other reports on N3761Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20060918022849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060918022849I), Sep 18, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N3761Z), Grangeville, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On October 18, 2006 at 0915 the pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ was landing at the Grangeville, Idaho airport (S80). During the landing rollout the pilot…

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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