# NTSB SEA75KYI18: Piper PA-31P, N104RE, North Bend, OR, December 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1974
- Place: North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75KYI18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75KYI18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3814   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104RE-1975-01-09), registration cancelled 1975-01-09, S/N 31P-7400199 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31P
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (registry code 7103120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Bend

## 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 19741206041939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741206041939A), Dec 6, 1974: Piper PA31P, North Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Plt made ILS,circled,lnd downwind. Struck ILS antenna on go arnd. Gusting to 30K.

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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