# Accident 20071206827859A: Piper PA28236, Orting, WA, December 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2007, 18:15 local time
- Place: Orting, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0678° N, 122.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0678&lon=-122.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4388P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388P-2008-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071206827859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12-6-2007 AT ABOUT 1800 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED S36 (CREST AIRPARK) ENROUTE TO PLU (THUN FIELD) AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED MISSING ON 12-09-2007. THE WEATHER AT PLU ON 12-06-07 AT ABOUT 1810 WAS REPORTED TO BE BROKEN OVERCAST WITH A CEILING OF ABOUT 1800 MSL. ON 12-13-2007 AT ABOUT 15:15 LOCAL TIME SEARCH AND RESCUE, THROUGH THE USE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, REPORTED THE DISCOVERED WRECKAGE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES OUTSIDE ORTING, WA. 10 DEGREES EAST BY SOUTH EAST. ON 12-14-2007 AT ABOUT 0900 AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ABSORBED BY THE LANDSCAPE. THE LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS IN A HEAVILY WOODED FORESTRY AREA ON TREE FARM PROPERTY. ON 12-18-2007 AN IN DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE CONFIRMED NO APPARENT TECHNICAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. FIRE DESTROYED THE PILOT LOGBOOKS.

## 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 SEA08FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA046), Dec 7, 2007: Piper PA-28-236 (N4388P), Orting, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the dark night.

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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