# Accident 19950121000629A: Piper PA31350, La Grande, OR, January 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: APCA
- Location: 45.3206° N, 118.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3206&lon=-118.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121000629A

## Narrative

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

ON NDB APPROACH SAW TREES THROUGH FOG. DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT. LANDED OK. HAD HIT TREE. NDB IOP. NO NOTAM.

## 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 SEA95LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA039), Jan 21, 1995: Piper PA-31-350 (N36PB), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM HIGHER TERRAIN THAT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, FALSE/INCORRECT INDICATION OF…

## Other reports on N36PB (6)

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

- [Incident 19970619020749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619020749I), Jun 19, 1997: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Portland, OR. Left engine rough then failed. Feathered. Landed. NR5 lifter failed and cracked case.
- [Incident 19900330007399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900330007399I), Mar 30, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked aircraft in a congested area while taxiing for takeoff.
- [Incident 19890906051789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906051789I), Sep 6, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Spokane, WA. Engine gauges malfunctioned at altitude. Normal at low altitude. Returned. Intake gasket blown. Fuel line nut loose
- [Incident 19881102063079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102063079I), Nov 2, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Right prop struck 8 treshold lights taxiing for takeoff. Poor visibility due to wind and rain.
- [Accident 19820113000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820113000849A), Jan 13, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Left wing stalled on leveloff for landing due to low airspeed and airfoil icing. Impact with runway bent wing.
- [Incident 19780720035739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720035739I), Jul 20, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Scappoose, OR. Electrical failure due to broken alternator belt. The other alternator suffered, OR already had, burned windings.

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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