# NTSB SEA76AS019: Piper PA-28, N5858U, Snoqualme Pass, WA, October 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1975
- Place: Snoqualme Pass, WA · SNOQUALME PASS, WA
- Location: 47.4016° N, 121.4110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snoqualmie Pass, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4016&lon=-121.4110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3419  75/10/11   SNOQUALME PASS,WA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1611                    N5858U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  SPOKANE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO CLIFF IN MTN PASS. SOLO X-C FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5858U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5858U-1976-01-09), registration cancelled 1976-01-09, S/N 28-26689 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751011037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751011037169A), Oct 11, 1975: Piper PA28140, Snoqualme Pass, WA, Destroyed. Flew into cliff in mtn Pass. Solo x-c flt.

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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