SEA71DWG18

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Pomeroy, WA · September 12, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1970
Place
Pomeroy, WA · POMEROY, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8503WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
139072

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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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3-3706  70/9/12  NR.POMEROY,WASH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 120
        TIME - 0630                    N8503W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WASH                  LOWER GRANITE DAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- L WG HIT BANK OF ABANDONED ROAD AT BOTTOM OF CANYON.

Aircraft

Registration
N8503W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage