- Date
- July 27, 1975
- Place
- Sheridan, OR · SHERIDAN, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9183JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750727032559A
- Case key
- 150141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2357 75/7/27 NR.SHERIDAN,OR PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 450 TIME - UNK/NR N9183J PX- 0 1 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORVALLIS,OR NEWPORT,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SURVEYING TIMBER. RECOVERY DATE 7/28/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9183J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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