- Date
- June 26, 1981
- Place
- Cove, OR · COVE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1132APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810626036569A
- Case key
- 125686
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1464 81/6/26 NR.COVE,OR PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 125 TIME - 1545 N1132A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVE,OR BAKER,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BEGAN TKOF HALFWAY ON ROUGH DOWNSLOPE STRIP WITH PWR LINE AT END
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1132A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Farm Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1132A · 1
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