- Date
- May 12, 1982, 22:30 local (May 13, 1982, 05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Angeles, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8113BPiper PA 28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820512032089A
- Case key
- 72284
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
About 10 minutes after takeoff, the pilot realized that he was south of course. After beginning a shallow turn back to course, he realized that he was in close proximity to mountainous terrain. He made an abrupt 40 degree left bank to get away from the terrain. The left wing struck the tops of trees, but the aircraft continued flying. The pilot returned to the departure airport where he landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8113B
- Reported as
- Piper PA 28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288090128
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Auburn Flight Service
- Registered owner
- Dale Hadfield
- Departed
- Port Angeles, WA
- Destination
- S50 · Auburn, WA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 168 total · 14 in this make and model · 118 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 118 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.