- Date
- September 1, 1979
- Place
- Paisley, OR · PAISLEY, OR
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2818NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790901028329A
- Case key
- 134188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2670 79/9/1 NR.PAISLEY,OR PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2800 TIME - 0405 N2818N PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNNYSIDE,WA RENO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- STRUCK MOUNTAIN 800FT BELOW CRUISE ALT,18 MILES OFF COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2818N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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