# NTSB SEA79FA052: Piper PA-32, Maple Falls, WA, August 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1979
- Place: Maple Falls, WA · MAPLE FALLS, WA
- Location: 48.9188° N, 122.0912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Falls, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9188&lon=-122.0912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0010  79/8/27    MAPLE FALLS,WA      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1900                    CG-IMB              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,BC,CAN            CASTLEGAR,BC,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      61
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/28/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CG-IMB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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