# NTSB SEA79DUK03: Piper PA-28, N1716J, Riley, OR, June 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1979
- Place: Riley, OR · RILEY, OR
- Location: 43.5415° N, 119.5038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5415&lon=-119.5038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DUK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DUK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2631  79/6/16    RILEY,OR            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 373
        TIME - 1600                    N1716J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CA                    SPOKANE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON GRASS FLD,R WG HIT FENCEPOSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1716J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1716J), registered now, S/N 28-24128, built 1968 (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

## 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 19790616031699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616031699A), Jun 16, 1979: Piper PA28140, Riley, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot made unscheduled comfort landing in a field. Wing hit fence posts.

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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