# NTSB SEA78DYK05: Piper PA-28, N56759, Agness, OR, December 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Agness, OR · AGNESS, OR
- Location: 42.5565° N, 124.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agness, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5565&lon=-124.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4099  77/12/23   AGNESS,OR           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 927
        TIME - 1130                    N56759              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OR                   LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR FAILED. LND IN WILD ROSE BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56759](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56759-1989-07-29), registration cancelled 1989-07-29, S/N 287405030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771223042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223042199A), Dec 23, 1977: Piper PA28180, Agness, OR, Substantial damage. Alternator failed. Lnd in wild rose bushes.

## Other investigations on N56759 (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 SEA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA127), Jun 30, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N56759), Snoqualmie Pass, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DESCISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING A BOX CANYON WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED AND ALTITUDE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE CONFINED AREA. FACTORS RELATED TO…

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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