# NTSB SEA79DYK20: Piper PA-28, N6844W, White City, OR, July 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1979
- Place: White City, OR · WHITE CITY, OR
- Location: 42.4317° N, 122.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4317&lon=-122.8322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYK20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6844W-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 28-20988, built 1965 (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
- Airport: Burrill Strip

## 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 19790725018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725018339A), Jul 25, 1979: Piper PA28151, White City, OR, Substantial damage. Made early down lndg by mistake in field adjacent to Private strip. Hit ditch.

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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