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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Federal Way, WA · June 24, 1979

Date
June 24, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Federal Way, WA
Airport
Evergreen
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44094
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79FYE28
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total75 in this make and model75 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.

Acft failed to gain/maintain sufficient flying speed during initial climb. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT FAILED TO GAIN/MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

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