# Accident 19840219004519A: Piper PA28236, Mountaindale, OR, February 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1984, 16:55 local time
- Place: Mountaindale, OR
- Airport: Hillsboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5197° N, 123.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5197&lon=-123.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83382, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83382-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,740 total, 40 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840219004519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACT CRATER SHOWS HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT. UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN AIRFRAME FAILURE PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA84FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA058), Feb 20, 1984: Piper PA-28-J3A5D (N83382), Mountaindale, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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