# Accident 20130209001219A: Piper PA-28-140, Sunnyside, WA, February 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sunnyside, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3269° N, 119.9703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3269&lon=-119.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6726J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6726J-2013-07-10) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,145 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130209001219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING EASTBOUND LOW OVER THE I-82 FREEWAY AND STRUCK A POWER LINE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY, WITH AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE NORTH IN A NEARBY CITY PARK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CURB, THEN A TREE ON THE RIGHT WING, WENT THROUGH A CYCLONE FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN AN EMPTY LOT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEXT TO THE PARK.

## 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 WPR13CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA121), Feb 9, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N6726J), Sunnyside, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate vigilance while maneuvering at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

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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