- Date
- October 4, 1980
- Place
- Nehalem, OR · NEHALEM, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5145WPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3373 80/10/4 NEHALEM,OR PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 375 TIME - 1630 N5145W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEHALEM BAY PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA NEHALEM,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5145W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nehalem Bay Park
N5145WRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2025 · Piper PA-28R-201Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N5145W · 1
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