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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Forks, WA · March 5, 1995

Date
March 5, 1995 · 11:30 local
Place
Forks, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4778A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA061
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
437 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power. Landed on sandbar in river. Nose gear broke off on large rock. Out of annual and poor condition.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. LANDED ON SANDBAR IN RIVER. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF ON LARGE ROCK. OUT OF ANNUAL AND POOR CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.