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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Hood River, OR · September 6, 2019

Date: September 6, 2019 · 10:10 local
Place: Hood River, OR
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N14365
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA251
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N14365Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7409092 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC was departing runway 25 at 4S2 on a VFR instructional flight in N14365, a PA-18-150, on 09-06-2019 at 1010 local time. Witnesses report that this was the second time around the pattern. PIC was seated in the rear seat, and the other pilot was seated in the front seat undergoing a flight review. Shortly after departure at approximately 100 feet AGL, aircraft lost power and entered a stall / spin impacting the ground between the runway extended centerline and parallel taxiway. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. Post-accident investigation indicated no abnormalities with the airframe or engine. The fuel shutoff valve was in one of two ?off? Positions at the time of impact, and no fuel was present in the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 25 AT 4S2 ON A VFR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN N14365, A PA-18-150, ON 09-06-2019 AT 1010 LOCAL TIME. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE PATTERN. PIC WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT, AND THE OTHER PILOT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT UNDERGOING A FLIGHT REVIEW. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND ENTERED A STALL / SPIN IMPACTING THE GROUND BETWEEN THE RUNWAY EXTENDED CENTERLINE AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS IN ONE OF TWO ?OFF? POSITIONS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, AND NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19FA251Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHood River, ORThe total loss of engine power shortly after takeoff as a result of the private pilot’s failure to ensure the fuel selector was in the appropriate position and the certified flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack at the time…Sep 6, 2019 · Substantial damage