# Accident 20150421005669A: Piper PA-28-140, Mount Tom, OR, April 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mount Tom, OR
- Airport: Creswell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2172° N, 122.9792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2172&lon=-122.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1729J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1729J-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150421005669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED CRESWELL AIRPORT ON 04-21-15 AT 1645 FOR PEARSON AIR PARK IN VANCOUVER WASHINGTON; THE AIRCRAFT, NEAR MT. TOM, CHANGED COURSE 224 DEGREES TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST JUST BEFORE DROPPING FROM RADAR.  ON 04-24-15 THE AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ON THE NORTH FACE OF THE RIDGE THAT EXTENDS NORTHEAST FROM THE SUMMIT OF MT. TOM AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2907?.  NUMEROUS TREES ALONG A MAGNETIC BEARING OF 338° FROM THE WRECKAGE HAD BEEN TOPPED, WITH FRESHLY CUT BRANCHES ON THE GROUND DIRECTLY BELOW THE TREES. THE LENGTH OF THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 111 FEET. POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE CABIN AND FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE. WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED AND DOCUMENTED ON-SCENE, REMOVED AND TRANSPORTED TO A FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND FIREWALL, THE WINGS AND TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE WERE LAID OUT. ALL CRITICAL FLIGHT COMPONENTS OF THE AIRFRAME WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND ALL EXHIBITED IMPACT AND OVERLOAD DAMAGE. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION.

## 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 WPR15FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA152), Apr 22, 2015: Piper PA 28-140 (N1729J), Mt Tom, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation leading to the pilot's loss of control of the airplane and…

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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