# NTSB SEA78FA016: Piper PA-34, N7089C, Wenatchee, WA, December 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1977
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4075  77/12/30   WENATCHEE,WA        PIPER PA-34         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2285
        TIME - 1436                    N7089C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  WENATCHEE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- VERT & HORIZ STABS,WINGS SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7089C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7089C-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 34-7670087, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pangborn

## 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 19771230038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771230038609A), Dec 30, 1977: Piper PA34200, WA, Destroyed

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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