# Accident 19761125042259A: Piper PA28235, Kimberly, OR, November 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1976
- Place: Kimberly, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 44.7593° N, 119.6444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kimberly, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7593&lon=-119.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15634, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15634-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 0 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761125042259A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE DESCENT BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN. AIRMET CHARLIE 2 STATED ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA007), Nov 25, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N15634), Kimberly, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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