# NTSB SEA73AS004: Piper PA-28R, N7504J, Bandon, OR, August 16, 1972 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: August 16, 1972 - Place: Bandon, OR · BANDON, OR - Location: 43.1147° N, 124.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandon, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1147&lon=-124.4155&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 167635 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS004 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS004 ## NTSB brief ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1249  72/8/16  NR.BANDON,OREG        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 150         TIME - 1130                    N7504J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           SHELTON,WASH                SAN CARLOS,CALIF         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS            PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION         FACTOR(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING            WEATHER - LOW CEILING            WEATHER - RAIN            WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER         WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           OVERCAST                                                  800         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS           NONE                                                     IFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE         REMARKS- PLT CKD WEA DAY BFOR FLT.ACFT PARTS IDENTIFIED FROM N7504J RECOV IN OCEAN 8/19/72.PLT INJ PRESUMED ``` ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7504J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7504J-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28R-30868, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.