# NTSB SEA81FA023: Piper PA28RT, N2853T, Astoria, OR, March 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1981
- Place: Astoria, OR · ASTORIA, OR
- Location: 46.1875° N, 123.8148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Astoria, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1875&lon=-123.8148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0292  81/3/14    ASTORIA,OR          PIPER PA28RT        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 302
        TIME - 1437                    N2853T              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLATSOP COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OR                   ASTORIA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED ROTORWASH FROM S-61 TYPE HELO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2853T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2853T-1982-12-30), registration cancelled 1982-12-30, S/N 28R7931224, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clatsop County

## 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 19810314009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009709A), Mar 14, 1981: Piper PA28RT201T, Astoria, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed during landing. Witnesses stated aircraft pitched abruptly just before crash.

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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