- Date
- July 16, 1983, 15:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8059WPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830716033149A
- Case key
- 23791
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft make two approaches to rwy 25. During the second approach the acft got close to the rwy and drifted to the right. Power was applied and the acft collided with a tree. The wind was gusting to 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8059W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2136
- Airframe hours
- 1,704
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth R. Duff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1983 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- MFR · Medford, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AUN · Auburn, runway 25, 3,100 × 60 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 24 in this make and model · 69 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.