# NTSB SEA83FA089: Piper PA-28-140, N95341, Lebanon, OR, April 24, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 23, 1983, 16:00 local (Apr 24, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Lebanon, OR
- Location: 44.5311° N, 122.9297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEBANON STATE (S30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5311&lon=-122.9297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83FA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39606/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA089

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE PLT MAKING REPEATED LOW PASSES OVER THE RWY. ON THE LAST PASS, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB, FELL OFF ON ONE WING, THEN DOVE TOWARD THE GROUND. THE PLT STARTED A PULL-OUT, BUT THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE HE RECOVERED. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS FLOWN WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION. A TOXICOLOGICAL REPORT DISCLOSED THAT THE PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.176%.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N95341 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-25894
- Airframe hours: 1175
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gene R. Harrison
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 26, 1983, 80 hours before
- Airport: S30, Lebanon

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19830423016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423016489A), Apr 23, 1983: Piper PA28140, Lebanon, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pulled up in a steep climb after buzzing the runway. Fell off on a wing. Pulled out of dive too late. Intoxicated.

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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