# NTSB SEA79FA016: Piper PA-14, N5013W, Eugene, OR, December 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: Eugene, OR · EUGENE, OR
- Location: 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0521&lon=-123.0868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3509   78/12/1   EUGENE,OR           PIPER PA-14         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 181
        TIME - 1740                    N5013W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHRISTMAS VALLEY,OR         INDEPENDENCE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DATA PLOT SHOWS ACFT TURNED N BFR OUT OF MTMS.RADIOS FOUND OFF.PLT STATED FLT VFR ON TOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5013W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013W-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 2814, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19781201039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201039849A), Dec 1, 1978: Piper PA28160, Eugene, OR, Destroyed. Data plot shows acft turned n bfr out of mtms. Radios found off. Plated flt VFR on top.

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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