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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31P · North Bend, OR · December 6, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1974
Place
North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N104REPiper PA-31P
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741206041939A
Case key
142992

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3814   74/12/6   NORTH BEND,OREG     PIPER PA-31P        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3380
        TIME - 0935                    N104RE              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 451 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OREG                 NORTH BEND,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           58                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT MADE ILS,CIRCLED,LND DOWNWIND.STRUCK ILS ANTENNA ON GO ARND.GUSTING TO 30K.

Aircraft

Registration
N104RE
Reported as
Piper PA-31P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
North Bend

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.