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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Scappose, WA · February 9, 1981

Date
February 9, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Scappose, WA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8604P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83FYM03
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,830 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Departed without weather check for short ferry flight. Flew into side of a cloud-obscured hill.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED WITHOUT WEATHER CHECK FOR SHORT FERRY FLIGHT. FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD-OBSCURED HILL.

NTSB investigation

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