# NTSB SEA76DYG40: Piper PA-34, N7333L, Clyde, WA, March 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1976
- Place: Clyde, WA · CLYDE, WA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0622   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7333L-2018-03-28), registration cancelled 2018-03-28, S/N 34-7670099, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lonneker

## 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 19760304005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760304005849A), Mar 4, 1976: Piper PA34200T, Clyde, WA, Substantial damage. Rt main lndg gr and rt main spar damaged when wheel struck soft grnd on t/o. plt lnd ok.

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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