# NTSB SEA81FA040: Piper PA-24, N9437P, Riverside, OR, June 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1981
- Place: Riverside, OR · RIVERSIDE, OR
- Location: 45.6768° N, 118.7368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6768&lon=-118.7368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2676  81/6/12    RIVERSIDE,OR        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2249
        TIME - 1100                    N9437P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 893 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLEY,ID                   BURNS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           WEATHER - HAIL
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          HAIL, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RADAR RTRN LOST.SITE CVRD W HAIL.FND SIG CORONARY DISEASE,HEMORRHAGED ARTERY NOT CLRLY FM IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9437P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9437P-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N 24-4945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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 19810612032909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032909A), Jun 12, 1981: Piper PA24260, Riverside, OR, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during thunderstorm on IFR flight. Aircraft equipped with stormscope.

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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