# Accident 20170929014229A: Piper PA-28-140, Brinnon, WA, September 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2017, 22:40 local time
- Place: Brinnon, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7611° N, 122.9364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7611&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9549W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9549W-2019-09-06) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170929014229A

## Narrative

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

CFI AND STUDENT RETURNING TO SHELTON FROM PORT TOWNSHEND. CRASHED ON MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR BRINNON, WA.

## 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 WPR17FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA215), Sep 30, 2017: Piper PA 28-140 (N9549W), Brinnon, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to completely and properly evaluate the student pilot's incorrectly- planned flight, and his failure to use all available resources to maintain situation awareness…

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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