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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Riley, OR · August 13, 1977

Date
August 13, 1977
Place
Riley, OR
Airport
Ranch Road
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7078W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA77DYK21
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
904 total40 in this make and model38 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.

Sudden gust at liftoff put acft in 60 deg l bank. Wingtip struck fencepost.

As the FAA filed it

SUDDEN GUST AT LIFTOFF PUT ACFT IN 60 DEG L BANK.WINGTIP STRUCK FENCEPOST.

NTSB investigation

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