SEA73ASO12

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Brinnon, WA · November 15, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 15, 1972
Place
Brinnon, WA · BRINNON, WA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1964TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169454

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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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3-3607  72/11/15   BRINNON,WASH        PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1746                    N1964T              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREMERTON,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INSTRUMENT FLT INSTRUCTION OVR MT TERRAIN,HIT TREES ON TOP OF RIDGE IN LVL FLT.MOONLIT NIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1964T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.