# Accident 19890724025179A: Piper PA28140, Vashon, WA, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Vashon, WA
- Airport: Vashon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4196° N, 122.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4196&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8402C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 288 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724025179A

## Narrative

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

CLIMB POOR AFTER TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. STALL WARNING. ABORTED LATE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT COLLAPSING THE GEAR.

## 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 SEA89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA140), Jul 24, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N8402C), Vashon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES), AND SOFT TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN…

## Other reports on N8402C (1)

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

- [Accident 19781124037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124037959A), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N8402C), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd to l of center in snow. Didnt use ldg lts. Rwy partially clea

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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