- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Westport, WA · WESTPORT, WA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N75331Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319006789A
- Case key
- 157977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0963 77/3/19 WESTPORT,WA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N75331 PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 27, 980 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 459 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WESTPORT,WA VANCOUVER,WA OLYMPIA,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM 2000FT SOFT SOD RWY.CONTD TKOF RUN THRU HIGH GRASS,STRUCK CREEK BANK.RWY CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75331
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westport
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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.