# Accident 19890312011139A: Piper PA32260, Seabeck, WA, March 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1989, 14:40 local time
- Place: Seabeck, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6443° N, 122.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seabeck, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6443&lon=-122.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3567W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3567W-1992-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 534 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890312011139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED. COLLAPSED A GEAR LANDING ON ROCKY BEACH. TIDE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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