# Accident 19950806022119A: Piper PA28140, Sekiu, WA, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sekiu, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2896° N, 124.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2896&lon=-124.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98350, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98350-2013-09-12) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806022119A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL AND WORSENING WEATHER ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. LEFT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE ON LANDING ROLL.

## 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 SEA95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA172), Aug 6, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N98350), Sekiu, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER NECESSITATING A LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N98350 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950209014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209014989I), Feb 9, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N98350), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: took off, had trouble becoming airborne, aborted takeoff, rolled off end of runway into blackberry field. Numerous berry vines were severed by…
- [Accident 19750717018139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750717018139A), Jul 17, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N98350), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Plt stated sudden gust lifted r wg.

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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