SEA73DYC35

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Elgin, OR · June 16, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1973
Place
Elgin, OR · ELGIN, OR
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9456NPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730616014839A
Case key
189946

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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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3-2265  73/6/16    ELGIN,OREG          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 267
        TIME - 1230                    N9456N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              ELGIN,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FST 25 PER CENT OF RWY APPRD ROUGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N9456N
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Elgin

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Other investigations on N9456N · 1

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