# NTSB SEA82FYM17: Piper PA-18, N7525K, Yamhill, OR, June 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: May 31, 1982, 17:30 local (Jun 1, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Location: 45.3408° N, 123.1845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yamhill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3408&lon=-123.1845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FYM17
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73105/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM17

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7525K-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 18-241, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1931
- Airframe hours: 900
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820531019619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531019619A), May 31, 1982: Piper PA18135, Yamhill, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff, aircraft crashed through fence and caught fire.

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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