- Date
- June 21, 1984, 00:25 local (07:25 UTC)
- Place
- Burley, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6950JPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840621047879A
- Case key
- 39809
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Analysis
The non-rated plt was employed as an acft cleaner & had access to the ignition keys of several acft, including N6950J. Earlier during the evening, he was seen consuming beer. At about 0024 PDT, he took off from rwy 18. About 1 min later, the acft collided with trees & crashed aprx 1/2 mi southeast of the arpt. There were low ceilings & reduced visibility with fog at that time. An exam of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a preimpact mechanical problem. A toxicological check of the plt's blood revealed an alcohol level of 0.104%. The plt had no authorization to fly the plane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6950J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287690437
- Airframe hours
- 2,564
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank Rosendale
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1983 · 70 hours before
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
- 43
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI, 16 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.