# Accident 19840508016479A: Piper PA28235, Touchet, WA, May 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1984, 10:39 local time
- Place: Touchet, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0411° N, 118.6724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Touchet, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0411&lon=-118.6724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8624W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8624W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,400 total, 23 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840508016479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, STRUCK A FENCE OFF END OF STRIP. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 SEA84LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA103), May 8, 1984: Piper PA-28-235 (N8624W), Touchet, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8624W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780305016199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016199I), Mar 5, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N8624W), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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