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SEA90LA124

1990-07-05 · CONCRETE, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport WA13

Current FAA registration · N19236

Make / Model
PIPER J-2
Year of manufacture
1937 · 53 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A40 SERIES (40 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710423
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A17279

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TREES.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE, A FORTY-HORSEPOWER PIPER J-2, DESCENDED INTO TREES NEAR THE AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_SEA90LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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