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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Port Orchard, WA · April 15, 1981

Date
April 15, 1981 · 11:56 local
Place
Port Orchard, WA
Airport
Port Orchard
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5976P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FA028
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
567 total333 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Struck trees and crashed on a road 600 feet short of airport on landing approach. Variable gusty wind.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED ON A ROAD 600 FEET SHORT OF AIRPORT ON LANDING APPROACH. VARIABLE GUSTY WIND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5976P · 1

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