# NTSB SEA69A0038: Piper PA-28, N5163L, Bellevue, ID, January 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1969
- Place: Bellevue, ID · BELLEVUE, ID
- Location: 43.4689° N, 114.2554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4689&lon=-114.2554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0423   69/1/1  NR.BELLEVUE,ID        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 493
        TIME - 1220                    N5163L              PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO DENSE FOG. DELAYED TURNAROUND ATTEMPT. ACFT STRUCK MNTN SLOPE. NOT INST RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5163L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5163L), registered now, S/N 28-4448 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5163L (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 CHI79FEE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE68), Oct 25, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5163L), Elgin, IL, substantial damage

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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