# NTSB SEA76DYC41: Piper PA-18, N7600B, Portland, OR, April 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1976
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYC41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1201  76/4/13    PORTLAND,OR         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 778
        TIME - 1830                    N7600B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROHS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   HOOD RIVER,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LND DUE TSTMS IN AREA. SHORT STRIP SURROUNDED BY TREES. T/D OVR HALFWAY DWN STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7600B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trohs

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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