# NTSB SEA79FA053: Piper PA-28, N2818N, Paisley, OR, September 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1979
- Place: Paisley, OR · PAISLEY, OR
- Location: 42.6925° N, 120.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paisley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6925&lon=-120.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2818N-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N 287990463, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102832) (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 19790901028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901028329A), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA28181, Paisley, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot flew into side of mountain at 7800 foot level in the dark.

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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