# NTSB SEA76AS020: Piper PA-24, N6680P, Woodland, WA, October 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1975
- Place: Woodland, WA · WOODLAND, WA
- Location: 45.9182° N, 122.7535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9182&lon=-122.7535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS020

## 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  75/10/14   WOODLAND,WA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6000
        TIME - 2355                    N6680P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WICHITA FALLS,TX            OLYMPIA,WA                   HOOD RIVER,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- 12HR X-C FLT.RECOVERED FRM RIVER 10/15/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6680P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6680P-1976-02-25), registration cancelled 1976-02-25, S/N 24-1804 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Woodland

## 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 19751014041319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014041319A), Oct 14, 1975: Piper PA24, Woodland, WA, Destroyed. 12HR x-c flt. Recovered frm river 10/15/75.

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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