# NTSB OAK74AP067: Piper PA-28, N8762W, Glen Ellen, CA, June 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Glen Ellen, CA · GLEN ELLEN, CA
- Location: 38.3553° N, 122.5427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glen Ellen, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3553&lon=-122.5427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2266  74/6/14    GLEN ELLEN,CALIF    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 500
        TIME - 1857                    N8762W              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CALIF               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW LVL FLT.HIT TREES,WIRES,CONT INTO HOUSE.PLT BLD ALC 100MG%,BARBITURATES 0.5MG/DL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8762W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8762W-1974-08-27), registration cancelled 1974-08-27, S/N 28-10302, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740614020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614020599A), Jun 14, 1974: Piper PA28235, Glen Ellen, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low lvl flt. Hit trees,wires,cont into house. Plt bld alc 100MG ,barbiturates 0.5MG/DL.

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.

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