SEA71AS015

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Trout Lake, WA · September 13, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 13, 1970
Place
Trout Lake, WA · TROUT LAKE, WA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9136JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176835

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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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3-2561  70/9/13    TROUT LAKE,WASH     PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 102
        TIME - 1800                    N9136J              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLENBECK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WASH             THE DALLES,ORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSD IN NEAR VERT R BANK,TURNED APRXLY 170DGS,THEN ROLL LVL FLT,AND PITCHED DOWN IN STEEP DESCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9136J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hollenbeck

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