# Accident 20140604010169A: Piper PA-18A 150, Leeds, UT, June 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Leeds, UT
- Airport: Private Property, Near Leeds,
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2283° N, 113.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2283&lon=-113.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1672P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1672P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,032 total, 111 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140604010169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING TO BECOME CURRENT INSTRUCTING IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.  THE PIC WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT WITH A UNKNOWN CERTIFICATED PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT.  THE PIC NOTICED, AFTER TAKE OFF ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING.  WITH FULL POWER THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE THE DETERMINATION TO LAND ON A ROAD.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, WITH NO INJURIES.  HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTER RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, MIDDLE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR14CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA228), Jun 4, 2014: Piper PA 18A 150 (N1672P), Leeds, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to confirm the flaps had been retracted during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift and subsequent collision with terrain.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.