# Accident 20170113024499A: Piper PA-28-236, Port Orford, OR, January 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Port Orford, OR
- Airport: Bandon State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8069° N, 124.5322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8069&lon=-124.5322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81839, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81839-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170113024499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SQUAWKED 7700,  REPORTED VISION LOSS, WRECKAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED ON  THE BEACH NORTH OF PORT ORFORD, OREGON

## Other aircraft in the event

- Unidentified aircraft: no report for this aircraft in the release

## 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 WPR17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA052), Jan 13, 2017: Piper PA 28-236 (N81839), Port Orford, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of vision during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly with a known medical condition.

## Other reports on N81839 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910101000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101000059A), Jan 1, 1991: Piper PA28236 (N81839), Wildwood, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to airport. Landed off airport in sandy field. Carburetor icing conditions prevailed.

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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