- Date
- May 31, 1982, 17:30 local (Jun 1, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yamhill, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7525KPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820531019619A
- Case key
- 73105
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During takeoff the aircraft veered off the right side of runway 8 and collided with a split rail fence. The aircraft then crossed a gravel road and struck a wire cattle fence catching on fire within seconds after coming to a stop. The winds were out of the west-northwest at 6 knots gusting to 15. The airstrip lies in a mountainous valley with mountains on three sides. Due to the terrain, most pilots follow an unofficial but established procedure of landing to the west and departing to the east regardless of the wind factor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7525K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1931
- Airframe hours
- 900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glen R. Gordon
- Registered owner
- Glen R. Gordon
- Departed
- HIO · Yamhill, OR
- Destination
- Oregon Coast, OR
- Airport
- Flying "M" Ranch, runway 9, 1,800 × 0 ft, dirt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,082 total · 308 in this make and model · 1,996 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.