# NTSB SEA74FYC35: Piper PA-28, N8081W, Vancouver, WA, January 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1974
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYC35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0313  74/1/11    VANCOUVER,WASH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 121
        TIME - 1000                    N8081W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- NON-OCCPNT STRCK IN HEAD BY PROP WHILE HAND-PROPNG ENG DRG COMPRESSION STROKE,SWITCHES OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8081W-1982-12-21), registration cancelled 1982-12-21, S/N 28-2170 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Pearson Airpark

## 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 19740111000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740111000419A), Jan 11, 1974: Piper PA28180, Vancouver, WA. Non-occpnt strck in head by prop while hand-propng eng drg compression stroke,switches off.

## Other investigations on N8081W (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA73DYC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC18), Feb 10, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8081W), Oregon City, OR, substantial damage

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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