WPR27LA028

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Wasco, OR · November 1, 2026

Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
November 1, 2026, 15:25 local (23:25 UTC)
Place
Wasco, OR
Injuries
1 minor
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1418CPiper PA-22
Defining event
Approach-VFR go-around: Flight control sys malf/fail
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Case key
204113

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N1418C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Waaam Volunteer Flying Association LLC
Registered owner
Waaam Volunteer Flying Association LLC

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.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Lowest ceiling
None
Observed at
20 nm away

Other investigations on N1418C · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.