# NTSB SEA71AS015: Piper PA-28, N9136J, Trout Lake, WA, September 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1970
- Place: Trout Lake, WA · TROUT LAKE, WA
- Location: 46.0114° N, 121.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trout Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0114&lon=-121.5474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS015

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9136J-1971-01-29), registration cancelled 1971-01-29, S/N 28-3188, built 1966 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hollenbeck

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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