# NTSB SEA77FYM39: Piper PA-28, N123NW, Hillsboro, OR, June 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1977
- Place: Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2079  77/6/11    HILLSBORO,OR        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1725                    N123NW              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PULLED MIXTURE INSTEAD OF THROTTLE.LNDD IN STREET.STRUCK PARKED CARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123NW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123NW-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N 287625011, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hillsboro

## 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 19770611021949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611021949A), Jun 11, 1977: Piper PA28140, Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Pulled mixture instead of throttle. Lndd in street. Struck parked cars.

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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