# NTSB SEA80DYM22: Piper PA-18, N7600B, Maupin, OR, March 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: Maupin, OR · MAUPIN, OR
- Location: 45.1707° N, 121.0883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maupin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1707&lon=-121.0883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0236  80/3/16  NR.MAUPIN,OR          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1130
        TIME - 1345                    N7600B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOOD RIVER,OR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- DEPT FROM GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7600B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800316006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006029A), Mar 16, 1980: Piper PA18150, Maupin, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot lost direction control and crashed attempting take off from country road.

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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