- Date
- March 26, 1976
- Place
- La Pine, OR · LA PINE, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15285Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760326006089A
- Case key
- 153508
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0845 76/3/26 LA PINE,OR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 124 TIME - 1700 N15285 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNRIVER,OR KLAMATH FALLS,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- LND DUE ENROUTE WEA. STRIP CLOSED. HIT YELLOW PAINTED AUTO TIRES SHAPED IN X FORM ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15285
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Pine
N15285Registration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N15285 · 2
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