Piper PA-18-150 N3761Z

Summary

On 14 June 2009 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N3761Z, operated by Gary Lazenby, was involved in an accident near Hell's Canyon, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 June 2009 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hell's Canyon, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Salmon Bar (N/A)

Coordinates

45.8650, -116.8050

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N3761Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary Lazenby

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grangeville → Hell's Canyon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA288

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on final approach to the runway, he turned slightly to the right to better align the airplane with the runway. As the airplane crossed the approach end of the runway, the right wing struck a small tree. Subsequently the airplane yawed to the right and impacted the ground resulting in structural damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the engine or airplane flight control system prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.