# NTSB SEA78DYK01: Piper PA-32R, N812PC, Klamath Falls, OR, October 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR · KLAMATH FALLS, OR
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3883  77/10/22   KLAMATH FALLS,OR    PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 500
        TIME - 1215                    N812PC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            RENO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT CLRD FOR TKOF ON 36,USED CLOSED RWY 7.STRUCK CONSTRUCTION SITE BARRIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N812PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812PC-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 7680250, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingsley Field

## 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 19771022033679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022033679A), Oct 22, 1977: Piper PA32R300, Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. Plt clrd for tkof on 36,used closed rwy 7.struck construction site barrier.

## Other investigations on N812PC (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA160), Jun 1, 1992: Piper PA-32R-300 (N812PC), Round Lake, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND THE FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED.

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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