# NTSB SEA81DYK03: Piper PA-34, N2924C, Sutherlin, OR, December 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1980
- Place: Sutherlin, OR · SUTHERLIN, OR
- Location: 43.3862° N, 123.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutherlin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3862&lon=-123.3227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3427   80/12/7   SUTHERLIN,OR        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N2924C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     23, 2227 TOTAL HOURS, 270
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTHERLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEBURG,OR                 SUTHERLIN,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND BESIDE RWY. MOISTURE ON WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2924C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2924C), registered now, S/N 34-7970379 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sutherlin

## 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 19801207078649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207078649A), Dec 7, 1980: Piper PA34200T, Sutherlin, OR, Substantial damage. Landed along side of runway. Struck dirt pile. Dusk, unlighted runway and fogged windshield.

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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