# Accident 19970111000459A: Piper PA28161, Sun River, OR, January 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1997, 19:25 local time
- Place: Sun River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1008° N, 123.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1008&lon=-123.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8414B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8414B-1997-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 40 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970111000459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA048), Jan 12, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N8414B), Sun River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadvertent VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance above moutainous/wooded terrain. Factors relating to the accident…

## Other reports on N8414B (1)

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

- [Incident 19840628035429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628035429I), Jun 28, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N8414B), Harrisburg, OR. Lost partial power at cruise flight. Found #1 cylinder exhaust valve guide partially out of cylinder. Cap broken.

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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