# NTSB SEA71AS032: Piper PA-32, Orofino, ID, January 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 7, 1971
- Place: Orofino, ID · OROFINO, ID
- Location: 46.4849° N, 116.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orofino, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 17, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0007   71/1/7    OROFINO,ID          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2012
        TIME - 1030                    N4270R              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 794 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OROFINO,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED
        REMARKS- BRIGHT SNOWBANKS ON SIDES OF RWY.               ISJUDGE ALT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4270R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4270R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: BIG ISLAND

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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