# Accident 20190906012739A: Piper PA-18-150, Hood River, OR, September 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2019, 10:10 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6739° N, 121.5422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6739&lon=-121.5422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14365, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14365) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190906012739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA251), Sep 6, 2019: Piper PA18 (N14365), Hood River, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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