- Date
- May 13, 1979
- Place
- Smith River, CA · SMITH RIVER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8358HPiper L-4B
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790513010459A
- Case key
- 135982
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0820 79/5/13 SMITH RIVER,CA PIPER L-4B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 300 TIME - 1600 N8358H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP ASHORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WILLOW CREEK,CA GOLD BEACH,OR SMITH RIVER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- RUNWAY HAD HIGH GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8358H
- Reported as
- Piper L-4B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ship Ashore
N8358HRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8358H · 1
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