# Accident 20010320004459A: Piper PA28140, Greenwater, WA, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Greenwater, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1000° N, 121.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1000&lon=-121.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8769N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769N-2002-02-19) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004459A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ACCORDING TO NTSB INVESTIGATORS, THE SITE IS NOT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO TERRAIN AND SNOW/ICE. RESCUE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO REMOVE OCCUPANTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK A TREE AND THEN TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.  NTSB INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A BOX CANYON AREA AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND.  THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF COLUD COVERAGE IN THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT PATH.  THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IT STUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA01FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA064), Mar 20, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N8769N), Greenwater, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain.

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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