# Accident 20130814015769A: Piper PA-20, Aurora, OR, August 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2013, 13:50 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2414° N, 122.7686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2414&lon=-122.7686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6939K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6939K-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130814015769A

## Narrative

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

IN A QUARTERING WIND, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING RWY 17 (UAO)

## 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 WPR13CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA372), Aug 14, 2013: Piper PA-20 (N6939K), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground-loop.

## Other reports on N6939K (1)

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

- [Accident 20150618009079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618009079A), Jun 18, 2015: Piper PA-20 (N6939K), Yellow Pine, ID, Destroyed. The pilot flew the aircraft from joseph, or (jsy) to Johnson Creek, ID (3U2) with 200 lbs of gear (note: the gear that was in the aircraft was weighed on…

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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