# NTSB SEA76DYE36: Piper PA-24, N7899P, Center Is, WA, April 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1976
- Place: Center Is, WA · CENTER IS, WA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0973  76/4/16    CENTER IS,WA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 480
        TIME - 1930                    N7899P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 241 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTER ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDMOND,WA                  CENTER IS,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MARGINAL ARPT WITH DANGEROUS GO ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7899P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7899P-1996-05-16), registration cancelled 1996-05-16, S/N 243129 (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: Center Island

## 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 19760416009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760416009419A), Apr 16, 1976: Piper PA24, Center Is, WA, Substantial damage. Marginal arpt with dangerous go arnd.

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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