# NTSB SEA80FA032: Piper PA-28, N5887V, Woodburn, OR, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: Woodburn, OR · WOODBURN, OR
- Location: 45.1470° N, 122.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodburn, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1470&lon=-122.8611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0629  80/6/14    WOODBURN,OR         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 185
        TIME - 1152                    N5887V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA, OR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK GROUND IN OPEN FIELD,EXTREME R WING DWN ATTITUDE.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5887V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5887V-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 28-7715298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19800614021789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614021789A), Jun 14, 1980: Piper PA28151, Woodburn, OR, Destroyed. Airplane was seen in a descending spiral and leveling off near impact. Cause undetermined.

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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