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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Alford, OR · May 5, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1970
Place
Alford, OR · ALFORD, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9841WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122791

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2141   70/5/5    ALFORD,OREG         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1455                    N9841W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 823 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            351 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OREG                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- INSTR DEMO EMERG LDG.APPLIED PWR,LDG GEAR DRAGGED IN TALL GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9841W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.