# NTSB SEA82DYK02: Piper PA-24, N7686P, Gold Beach, OR, October 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1981
- Place: Gold Beach, OR · GOLD BEACH, OR
- Location: 42.4019° N, 124.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gold Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4019&lon=-124.4236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2686  81/10/18   GOLD BEACH,OR       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1434
        TIME - 1810                    N7686P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 930 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMPION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUN RIVER,OR                GOLD BEACH,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR HIT GRAVEL MOUND SHORT OF THRESHOLD,BROKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7686P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7686P-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 24-2895, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Champion

## 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 19811018068929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018068929A), Oct 18, 1981: Piper PA24250, Gold Beach, OR, Substantial damage. Low on final, landing gear struck dirt mound on approach end of gravel strip. Slid down runway minus left gear.

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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