- Date
- August 31, 1983, 05:01 local (12:01 UTC)
- Place
- Everett, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6874JPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830831045419A
- Case key
- 39629
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees and the ground in an attempt to return to the arpt after takeoff. The acft crashed one milesouth of the arpt in IMC weather in the early hours of the morning. Witnesses said dense fog existed at the time with zero visibility. The official weather report was taken about 3 hours later and reported an indefinite ceiling,visibilityzero in fog. The acft is believed to have departed from the same arpt earlier but no departure time is known. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.14%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6874J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287625250
- Airframe hours
- 2,383
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James D. Robertson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Airport
- PAE · Snohomish County
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 200 in this make and model · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.