# Accident 19840312006519A: Piper PA28RT201, Hood River, OR, March 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1984, 11:42 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6104° N, 121.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6104&lon=-121.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8301T-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312006519A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOADED AND SCUD RUNNING. STRUCK TREES ON RIDGE UPSLOPE IN IMC. HAD A RECORD OF INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS NON RATED.

## 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 SEA84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA068), Mar 12, 1984: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8301T), Hood River, OR, destroyed, 6 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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