# Accident 19760627022809A: Piper PA28180, Lake Wenatchee, WA, June 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Lake Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Lake Wenatchee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N5188L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188L-1977-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 3 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627022809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DA 4000FT.HIGH GRASS ON RWY.UNABLE TO CLR OBSTRUCTING TREES ON DEPARTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76FYG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG58), Jun 27, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N5188L), Lake Wenatchee, WA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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