# NTSB SEA79DYM13: Piper PA-22, N8276C, Dufur, OR, January 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1979
- Place: Dufur, OR · DUFUR, OR
- Location: 45.4531° N, 121.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dufur, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4531&lon=-121.1287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0136  79/1/28  NR.DUFUR,OR           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31,
        TIME - 1530                    N8276C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  95 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNDERHILL RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DUFUR,OR                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND 20FT SHORT OF STRIP IN 2FT SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8276C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276C-2008-09-03), registration cancelled 2008-09-03, S/N 22-2352, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Underhill Ranch

## 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 19790128001779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001779A), Jan 28, 1979: Piper PA22, Defur, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot undershot on landing. Hit 20 feet short of runway. Pilot had an expired student pilot certificate.

## Other investigations on N8276C (3)

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.

- [NTSB SEA05CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA186), Sep 5, 2005: Piper PA-22 (20) (N8276C), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A wire fence was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB SEA95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA075), Apr 2, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N8276C), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.
- [NTSB SEA67D0279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0279), Feb 21, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N8276C), Silver Lake, OR, substantial damage

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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