# Accident 20060106000819A: Piper PA34200T, Burlington, WA, January 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2006, 19:50 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Skagit/Bay View_ndb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: APCA
- Location: 48.4708° N, 122.4208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4708&lon=-122.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36107, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36107-2007-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,686 total, 383 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106000819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT REPORTED OVERDUE APPROX 1950 PST. AIRCRAFT FOUND NEXT MORNING (1/7/06) ON AIRPORT PROPERTY IN WOODS. AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED THE WOODS AT APPROX 80' AGL 600' TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY 10. DEBRIS TRAIL EXTENDED SOUTH 600' THROUGH TREES. PILOT FATALLY INJURED. CARGO FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BLI ENROUTE TO BVS. RADIO CONTACT WITH WHIDBEY APPROACH CONTROL INDICATED NDB APPROACH TO BVS. BVS WEATHER REPORTED BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 SEA06FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA039), Jan 7, 2006: Piper PA-34-200T (N36107), Burlington, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the published minimum descent altitude and not adhering to the published missed approach procedures, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.…

## Other reports on N36107 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870513019769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513019769I), May 13, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N36107), Rochester, NY. Left gear down light would not come on during approach, found broke wire.
- [Incident 19830131010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131010219I), Jan 31, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N36107), Rochester, NY. Lost oil pressure made precautionary landing. Crack in engine crankcase bearing web. Forced engine oil out breather

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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