19800707042769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Dalles, OR · July 7, 1980

Date
July 7, 1980 · 08:30 local
Place
Dalles, OR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9973P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYM43
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,864 total650 in this make and model216 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ag pilot manuvered into canyon and could not make turn out. Crashed into side of canyon.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT MANUVERED INTO CANYON AND COULD NOT MAKE TURN OUT. CRASHED INTO SIDE OF 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.