# Accident 19970613014059A: Piper PA28140, Waldport, OR, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Waldport, OR
- Airport: Beach State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4503° N, 123.9395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4503&lon=-123.9395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1438T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1438T-1999-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 165 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613014059A

## Narrative

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

VARIABLE GUSTY WIND SHORT RUNWAY. LIFT LATE. UNABLE CLEAR TREES. TURNED LEFT AND HIT POWER LINE. NORTH TAKEOFF NO NO.

## 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 SEA97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA138), Jun 13, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N1438T), Waldport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation to ensure he could execute a safe departure in the meteorological conditions present at the time. Related factors included: the…

## Other reports on N1438T (2)

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

- [Accident 19790629017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017319A), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N1438T), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot landing did not correct for drift. Hit runway light and crashed off the side of the runway..
- [Incident 19790524027479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524027479I), May 24, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N1438T), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged prop tips.

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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