# NTSB SEA82DYP04: Piper PA-28, N8873N, George, WA, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: George, WA · GEORGE, WA
- Location: 47.0831° N, 119.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of George, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0831&lon=-119.8617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYP04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYP04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873N-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 28-25736, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grigg Farm

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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