# NTSB SEA73AS002: Piper PA-28, Klamath Fall, OR, July 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 21, 1972
- Place: Klamath Fall, OR · KLAMATH FALL, OR
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, January 9, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1056  72/7/21  NR.KLAMATH FALL,OREG  PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1640                    N7165R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            544 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE O WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE O WOODS,OREG          KLAMATH FALL,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      73
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT USED ABOUT 2/3 OF AVAIL RWY.HAD MIS-SET FLAPS TO FULL DWN.DENSITY ALT 6700 FT.FLEW 6 HRS PRIOR
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7165R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7165R-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: LAKE O WOODS

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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