# NTSB SEA71FWG34: Piper PA-28, N5325L, Pasco, WA, December 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1970
- Place: Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
- Location: 46.2396° N, 119.1006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2396&lon=-119.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FWG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4334   70/12/4   PASCO,WASH          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N5325L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WASH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5325L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5325L-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 28-4628, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-Cities

## Other investigations on N5325L (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA11CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA243), Apr 14, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N5325L), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the throttle cable to the fuel servo.

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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