# NTSB SEA81DYM30: Piper PA-18, N1132A, Cove, OR, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: Cove, OR · COVE, OR
- Location: 45.2964° N, 117.8102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2964&lon=-117.8102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1132A-2000-04-18), registration cancelled 2000-04-18, S/N 18-726 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19810626036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036569A), Jun 26, 1981: Piper PA18125, Cove, OR, Destroyed. Downwind takeoff on short Private strip. Stalled after clearing wires at departure end of runway.

## Other investigations on N1132A (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 DEN00FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA021), Nov 28, 1999: Piper PA-18-125 (N1132A), Afton, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to remove frost from the wings prior to takeoff, causing an inadvertent stall/spin on initial climbout. Factors included exceeding the aircraft's certificated gross weight, and…

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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