# NTSB SEA78FYE14: Torro 771, N27LM, Enumclaw, WA, March 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Enumclaw, WA · ENUMCLAW, WA
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2022&lon=-121.9890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0255  78/3/12     ENUMCLAW,WA        TORRO 771           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 42, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N27LM               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENUMCLAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           ENUMCLAW,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE. NOT SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27LM-2011-06-10), registration cancelled 2011-06-10, S/N 1-77 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TORRO 771
- Registry model: [Meyer TORO 77-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-toro-77-1) (registry code 05655E8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Enumclaw

## 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 19780312002849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312002849A), Mar 12, 1978: Amtr 05655E8, Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. Plt said he inadvertently became airborne. Not signed off for solt.

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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