SEA82DYP04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · George, WA · November 5, 1981

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1981
Place
George, WA · GEORGE, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8873NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123459

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2728   81/11/5 NR.GEORGE,WA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 196
        TIME - 1630                    N8873N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIGG FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GEORGE,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FRM FARM ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8873N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Grigg Farm

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.