# NTSB SEA70F0055: Piper PA-18, N7394D, White City, OR, July 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1969
- Place: White City, OR · WHITE CITY, OR
- Location: 42.4317° N, 122.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4317&lon=-122.8322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2512  69/7/17    WHITE CITY,OREG     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 301
        TIME - 1540                    N7394D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURRILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,OREG                WHITE CITY,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER POLE. RWY,ONE WAY LNDG DIRECTION,T/O OPPOSITE DUE OBSTRUCTIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7394D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7394D-2009-06-16), registration cancelled 2009-06-16, S/N 18-5761, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Burrill

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.

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