# NTSB SEA83LA019: Piper PA-28-235, N9459W, Vernonia, OR, November 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 13, 1982, 16:45 local (Nov 14, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Vernonia, OR
- Coordinates: 45.8801, -123.229911 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8801&lon=-123.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72924/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA019

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED HIGH & FAST DURING THE APPROACH & TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 300 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TURF RWY. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE ACFT STRUCK A WOOD FENCE, CROSSED A ROAD & CRASHED IN A "STUMPED OFF" AREA.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9459W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9459W-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 28-11181, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2811181
- Airframe hours: 1090
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B4B5 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James A. Smejkal
- Registered owner: James A. Smejkal
- Departed: 05S, VERNONIA, OR
- Destination: 05S, VERNONIA, OR
- Airport: 05S, Vernonia, runway 9, 2,900 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 373 total, 210 in this make and model, 373 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 104 °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 19821113060879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113060879A), Nov 13, 1982: Piper PA28235, Vernonia, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attmepted delay go-around. Aircraft hit fence and crashed in stumped field.

## Other investigations on N9459W (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX74DUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM24), Apr 12, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9459W), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage

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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