# NTSB SEA72DYG47: Piper PA-28, N5458W, Dusty, WA, May 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1972
- Place: Dusty, WA · DUSTY, WA
- Location: 46.8102° N, 117.6519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dusty, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8102&lon=-117.6519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG47-166635

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0767  72/5/21    DUSTY,WASH          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 310
        TIME - 1800                    N5458W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKO,NEV                    SPOKANE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW SUITABLE AFLDS,RAN INTO POOR WEA AND BECAME LOST. LND IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5458W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5458W-1989-09-06), registration cancelled 1989-09-06, S/N 28537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5458W (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 SEA87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA116), Jun 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-160 (N5458W), Odessa, WA, substantial damage

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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