- Date
- August 13, 1980
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8084VPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800813039539A
- Case key
- 129713
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2163 80/8/13 PORTLAND,OR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 153 TIME - 2220 N8084V PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUGENE,OR PORTLAND,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- ACFT HIT APCH LIGHT TOWERS. PLT HAD 1.5 HRS TOTAL NIGHT TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8084V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portland Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.