| Crash location | 43.825278°N, 117.645833°W |
| Nearest city | Harper, OR
43.863214°N, 117.609906°W 3.2 miles away |
| Tail number | N208AP |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 05 Sep 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Taylorcraft F19 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot said that he was departing from a private, soft, dirt airstrip. He asked the airstrip's owner for his departure recommendation, which was to stay on the left side of the 12-foot-wide airstrip. Immediately after liftoff, the left wing tip struck a tree branch, and the airplane rotated 90 degrees as it fell to the ground. The outboard 3 feet of the left wing was crushed by the impact and the fuselage, firewall, and rudder were wrinkled and/or bent.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during the takeoff initial climb.