# NTSB SEA74AS042: Piper PA-30, N7743Y, Deer Island, OR, May 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Deer Island, OR · DEER ISLAND, OR
- Location: 45.9330° N, 122.8498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Island, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9330&lon=-122.8498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1179   74/5/2  NR.DEER ISLAND,OREG   PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1615                    N7743Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  47, 16310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHERIDAN,OREG               SEATTLE,WASH                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSRVD LOW,TREE-TOP HEIGHT,& VERY FAST.INITIAL IMPACT WITH TELFON POLE.BLOOD ALC LVL 211MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7743Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7743Y-1974-06-24), registration cancelled 1974-06-24, S/N 30-834 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740502011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502011909A), May 2, 1974: Piper PA30, Deer Island, OR, Destroyed. Acft obsrvd low,tree-top height,& very fast. Initial impact with telfon pole. Blood alc lvl 211MG .

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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