- Date
- September 28, 1984, 16:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Darrington, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9701JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840928069239A
- Case key
- 40017
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft went off the rwys end into a tree stump and brush during landing. The plt said he landed with excess speed and was unable to stop. The plt recommended that a go-around should have been performed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9701J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3890
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S19 · Friday Harbor, WA
- Destination
- 1S2 · Darrington, WA
- Airport
- 1S2 · Darrington Municipal, runway 23, 3,200 × 50 ft, dirt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 4 in this make and model · 57 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9701J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.