# NTSB SEA75AS008: Piper PA-32, Toledo, WA, August 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 10, 1974
- Place: Toledo, WA · TOLEDO, WA
- Location: 46.4447° N, 122.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 19, 1974
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2542  74/8/10  NR.TOLEDO,WASH        PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 500
        TIME - 0855                    N4126W              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PORTLAND,OREG              TOLEDO,WASH                   KELSO,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN GRD CONT,STRUCK HIGH TREES.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4126W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4126W-1974-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: TOLEDO
- FAA reports: 19740810029569A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810029569A) (OpenAirDocs)

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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