SEA73DYC12

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Grand Ronde, OR · November 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1972
Place
Grand Ronde, OR · GRAND RONDE, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9526JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169000

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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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3-3047  72/11/11   GRAND RONDE,OREG    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 200
        TIME - 1400                    N9526J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BONANZA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TILLAMOOK,OREG              GRAND RONDE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF 1500FT WET GRASS STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9526J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bonanza

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.