# NTSB SEA72AS030: Piper PA-28R, Corvallis, OR, February 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: February 4, 1972
- Place: Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 8, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS030

## NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0087   72/2/4  NR.CORVALLIS,OREG     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3400
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2824R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COBURG,OREG                CORVALLIS,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO TREES 80 FT AGL. TIME OF ACCDT EST BETWEEN 2030 AND 2115. RECOVERY DATE 2/5/72.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2824R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2824R-1972-04-10) (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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