# NTSB SEA73ASO12: Piper PA-28, N1964T, Brinnon, WA, November 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1972
- Place: Brinnon, WA · BRINNON, WA
- Location: 47.6686° N, 122.9166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brinnon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6686&lon=-122.9166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73ASO12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73ASO12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1964T-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-7105197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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.

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