# NTSB SEA71AS021: Piper PA-28R, Portland, OR, October 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 9, 1970
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, January 26, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1638   70/10/9   PORTLAND,OREG       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 135
        TIME - 1027                    N5004S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              PORTLAND,OREG                ALBANY,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK 555 FT TV TOWER ABOUT 75 FT BELOW TOP APPROX 1540 FT MSL. SCTD CLDS ABOUT 1500 FT MSL.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5004S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004S-1971-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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