# NTSB SEA81FA019: Piper PA-28, N2258Q, Seattle, WA, February 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1981
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0228  81/2/25    SEATTLE,WA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 138
        TIME - 1312                    N2258Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SANK IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2258Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2258Q-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 28-7716092, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19810225005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810225005539A), Feb 25, 1981: Piper PA28161, Seattle, WA, Destroyed. Student buzzed lake area. Pulled up steeply, made a wing over & dived into lake. Was intended practice flight.

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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