# NTSB SEA77DYE14: Piper PA-28, N75331, Westport, WA, March 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Westport, WA · WESTPORT, WA
- Location: 46.8918° N, 124.1198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8918&lon=-124.1198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75331-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 28-7615289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westport

## 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 19770319006789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319006789A), Mar 19, 1977: Piper PA28151, Westport, WA, Substantial damage. Atmtd tkof fm 2000FT soft sod rwy. Contd tkof run thru high grass,struck creek bank. Rwy closed.

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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