# NTSB SEA78DYE33: Piper PA-28, N8845N, Bellevue, WA, August 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1978
- Place: Bellevue, WA · BELLEVUE, WA
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1930  78/8/14    BELLEVUE,WA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31,
        TIME - 1800                    N8845N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  275 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EVERETT,WA                  BOISE,ID                     BELLEVUE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ENROUTE LDG TO CK WEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8845N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8845N-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 28-25696, built 1969 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellevue

## 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 19780814021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814021749A), Aug 14, 1978: Piper PA28140, Bellevue, WA, Substantial damage. Enroute ldg to ck wea.

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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