# Accident 20010729020669A: Piper PA32260, Puyallup, WA, July 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2001, 14:45 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1167° N, 122.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1167&lon=-122.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3479W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3479W-2002-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729020669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT WITH PILOT AND PASSENGERS STALLED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND DESCENDED 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 SEA01FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA145), Jul 29, 2001: Piper PA-32-260 (N3479W), Puyallup, WA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during departure resulting in a stall. Trees were a factor in the accident.

## Other reports on N3479W (1)

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

- [Incident 19890323023169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323023169I), Mar 23, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N3479W), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Pilot thought he landed at another airport. No radio contact on taxiing. Possible ATC conflict in handling.

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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