- Date
- July 20, 1980
- Place
- Gardner, WA · GARDNER, WA
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3576BPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800720036699A
- Case key
- 129878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1522 80/7/20 GARDNER,WA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 80 TOTAL TIME - 2100 N3576B PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIAMOND POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ANGELES,WA GARDNER,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- APCH INTO SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3576B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Diamond Point
N3576BRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2012 · Piper PA-28-181Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.