# NTSB SEA71DWA10: Piper PA-24, N5718P, Waldport, OR, August 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1970
- Place: Waldport, OR · WALDPORT, OR
- Location: 44.4198° N, 124.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4198&lon=-124.0658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3383   70/8/7    WALDPORT,OREG       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 124
        TIME - 1030                    N5718P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKONDA BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEWPORT,OREG                NEWPORT,OREG                 WALDPORT,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APCH MADE OVR 50FT HI WIRES TO 1950FT STRIP.PLT LVLD OFF HI,RETRACTED FLAPS ACFT HIT ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5718P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718P-2007-10-22), registration cancelled 2007-10-22, S/N 24-792, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wakonda Beach

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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