# NTSB SEA76FYE23: Piper PA-22, N5144Z, Vashon, WA, January 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1976
- Place: Vashon, WA · VASHON, WA
- Location: 47.4473° N, 122.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vashon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4473&lon=-122.4599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0215  76/1/14    VASHON,WA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N5144Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 45, 1286 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VASHON,WA                   EVERETT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ARPT HAZARDOUS FOR NIGHT OPS. SPARSELY LTD AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5144Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5144Z), registered now, S/N 22-8790, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Vashon 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 19760114001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760114001919A), Jan 14, 1976: Piper PA22108, Vashon, WA, Destroyed. Arpt hazardous for night ops. Sparsely ltd area.

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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