- Date
- September 13, 1973
- Place
- Yamhill, OR · YAMHILL, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7655JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730913031589A
- Case key
- 188265
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3252 73/9/13 YAMHILL,OREG PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N7655J PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 44, 3034 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 33 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING M RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YAMHILL,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT WAS NOT WEARING GLASSES.MED REQ PLT WEAR GLASSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7655J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying M Ranch
N7655JRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2024 · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.