SEA72FYC38

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Vancouver, WA · April 29, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1972
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8814NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165857

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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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3-0436  72/4/29    VANCOUVER,WASH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8814N              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT ON BASE LEG. LND IN TREES DUE HIWAY TRAFFIC.

Aircraft

Registration
N8814N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pearson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.