- Date
- October 21, 1978
- Place
- Ephrata, WA · EPHRATA, WA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19781021039702A19781021039701A
- Case key
- 139112
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3439 78/10/21 NR.EPHRATA,WA PIPER PA-32R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 253 TIME - 1530 N8391C PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3439 78/10/21 NR.EPHRATA,WA ROLLADN SCH LS-1-F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 203 TIME - 1530 N61MP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 4 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EPHRATA,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES REMARKS- BOTH ACFT RADIO EQUIPPED. NO CONTACTS ATTMPTD.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N61MP
- Reported as
- Rolladn SCH LS-1-F
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N61MPRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS1-FAirframe modelRolladen-Schneider OHG LS1-FEngine modelNONE
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- Registration
- N8391C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.