# Accident 19910916044529A: Piper PA28161, Ellensburg, WA, September 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1991, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9709° N, 120.4708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9709&lon=-120.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514PU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916044529A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR ELK IN BOX CANYON. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OR TURN AROUND. LANDING ON A PRIMITIVE ROAD STRUCK BRUSH.

## 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 SEA91LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA240), Sep 16, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N514PU), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT'S ABILITY, AND FLIGHT IN A BOX CANYON WHERE REMEDIAL ACTION WAS NOT…

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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