Piper PA-18-150 accident near Baker, Oregon, August 10, 1983
On August 10, 1983 at about 7:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-18-150, registered N14332, was substantially damaged in an accident near Baker, Oregon (Baker airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 10, 1983 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Baker, Oregon · Baker · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s on the register
- Registration
- N14332 · registry record · serial 18-7409090
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT SAID THE ACFT VEERED 180 DEGREES, HIT A DEPRESSION AND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RWY 30 WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING. THE X'S HAD BEEN MOVED 50 FT OFF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT LEFT LANDING GEAR DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RWY BREAKING THE LEFT GEAR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 100 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,070 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 17, 1982
- Maximum gross weight: 1,625 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 59S Vancouver WA at 4:54 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 4,849 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 13,000 ft; scat at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:48 pm from BKE
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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