- Date
- March 7, 1988, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shandon, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91286Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880307004889A
- Case key
- 25958
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the initial climb, at approximately 20 feet AGL, a gust of wind forced the aircraft off course, resulting in a collision with a shed near the private dirt strip. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91286
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188309024
- Airframe hours
- 340
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clark, William P.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1987 · 17 hours before
- Destination
- PRB · Paso Robles, CA
- Airport
- Private Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRB, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.