# Accident 20240126001529A: Piper PA-18A 150, January 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9624° N, 117.5821° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9624&lon=-117.5821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7473D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7473D) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,008 total, 532 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126001529A

## Narrative

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

THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT ADDED 24.5 GAL OF FUEL AND FLEW AROUND THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM SOME TOUCH-N-GO'S. THE PASSENGER STATED THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THEY FLEW TO HIS REMOTE STRIP AND HAD TO CLEAN ICE OUT OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY BEFORE TAKEOFF. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER CANNOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE FLIGHT EXCEPT THE PASSENGER THOUGHT THEY WERE FLYING BACK HOME AND POSSIBLY DESCENDING BEFORE THE HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ONLY FLEW ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE REMOTE STRIP TO THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. IT APPEARS BASED UPON PHOTOS RECEIVED THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE WHICH ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT THAN HIT THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AND SLID BACKWARDS ABOUT 3 FEET. PHOTOS TAKEN ON SCENE AND INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM A PILOT ON THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, THE ENGINE WAS NOT AT A HIGH RPM BY EVIDENCE OF MINIMAL PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGE. THE TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS AROUND 3 HOURS.

## 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 WPR24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA082), Jan 26, 2024: Piper PA-18A 150 (N7473D), Eden, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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