# NTSB SEA80DYE38: Piper PA-22, N4558A, Silverdale, WA, June 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1980
- Place: Silverdale, WA · SILVERDALE, WA
- Location: 47.6677° N, 122.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverdale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6677&lon=-122.6819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0693  80/6/30    SILVERDALE,WA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N4558A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 2318 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVERDALE,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GRAPHITE SUBSTANCE IN LINE,SOURCE UNDETERMINED.COLLIDED W PWR LN DRG FORCED LNDG ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4558A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4558A-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 22-3869, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Apex

## 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 19800630021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630021909A), Jun 30, 1980: Piper PA22150, Silverdale, WA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Tried to return. Struck wires short of runway. Cause fuel contamination.

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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