- Date
- August 31, 1989, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Burns Junction, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N83330Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890831034029A
- Case key
- 41073
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain proper airspeed during takeoff.
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 from a short dirt field, the pilot experienced a stall at low altitude. He managed to roll the aircraft wings level just prior to impact with the ground. The wind was reported to be from 360 deg, 3 KTS gusting 8 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83330
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7609080
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary W. Robinson
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Destination
- Portland, OR
- Airport
- Burns Junction, runway 27, 800 × 75 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N83330 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.