# NTSB SEA74AS029: Piper PA-32, N4162W, Bremerton, WA, January 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Bremerton, WA · BREMERTON, WA
- Location: 47.5400° N, 122.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bremerton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5400&lon=-122.7171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0003   74/1/6    BREMERTON,WASH      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2215
        TIME - 0700                    N4162W              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KITSAP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREMERTON,WASH              SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- WINDSHIELD FOGGED.MISSED TURN IN TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4162W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4162W), registered now, S/N 32-40235, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kitsap

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740106000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000059A), Jan 6, 1974: Piper PA32300, Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Windshield fogged. Missed turn in taxiway.

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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