# Accident 20070912022629A: Piper PA28140, Alsea, OR, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Alsea, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3694° N, 123.6678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3694&lon=-123.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6735J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6735J-2008-11-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912022629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6735J CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 BLOCK NORTHEAST OF THE PARENT'S AND GRANDPARENT'S HOMES OF RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A FRIEND AND CFI RATED PILOT OF LEFT SEAT OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAMILY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SALEM, OREGON AIRPORT AT 1734 PDT AFTER FUELING AND HAVING DINNER. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW EASTBOUND OVER THE FAMILY HOMES AND CRASHED IN A CLEARCUT AREA OUT OF SIGHT FROM THEIR RESIDENCES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD PICKED UP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AT PDX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECENTLY TOOK A POSITION OF SIC ON A BEECH 1900 FOR BIG SKY AIRLINES BASED IN ILLINOIS, MONTANA. THE NATURE OF THE VFR FLIGHT IN UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT TEARDOWN ON 09-26-2007 REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE PILOT FLYING BEFORE IMPACT COULD NOT BE CLEARLY DETERMINED.

## 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 SEA07FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA246), Sep 13, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N6735J), Alsea, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Terrain clearance was not maintained while maneuvering. A low altitude during the maneuver and hilly terrain were factors.

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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