SEA76DYG40

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Clyde, WA · March 4, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 4, 1976
Place
Clyde, WA · CLYDE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7333LPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760304005849A
Case key
153124

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0622   76/3/4    CLYDE,WA            PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 102
        TIME - 1610                    N7333L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONNEKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,WA              CLYDE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT MAIN LNDG GR AND RT MAIN SPAR DAMAGED WHEN WHEEL STRUCK SOFT GRND ON T/O. PLT LND OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N7333L
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lonneker

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.