- Date
- January 2, 1975
- Place
- Baker, OR · BAKER, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32763Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750102006809A
- Case key
- 148182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0846 75/1/2 NR.BAKER,OR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2300 N32763 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 32, 4400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE,ID PENDLETON,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- DSCND INTO UNLTD TERRAIN.RECOVERY DATE 1/3/75.LDG BAKER DUE ENROUTE WEA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32763
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N32763Registration cancelled Mar 3, 2011 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.