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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Walla Walla, WA · April 14, 1974

Date
April 14, 1974
Place
Walla Walla, WA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3487K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA74DYG33
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
51 total8 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to climb out of a steep canyon.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF A STEEP CANYON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.