19970111000459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Sun River, OR · January 11, 1997

Date
January 11, 1997 · 19:25 local
Place
Sun River, OR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8414B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97LA048
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
113 total40 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control descending thru hole in undercast at night. Saw trees on hill too late. Pulled up. Mushed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DESCENDING THRU HOLE IN UNDERCAST AT NIGHT. SAW TREES ON HILL TOO LATE. PULLED UP. MUSHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8414B · 1

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