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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · White City, OR · July 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1979
Place
White City, OR · WHITE CITY, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6844WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790725018339A
Case key
135104

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1607  79/7/25    WHITE CITY,OR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 130
        TIME - 0510                    N6844W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURRILL STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE CITY,OR               MEDFORD,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND 35FT OFF UNLIGHTED RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6844W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burrill Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.