SEA97WA154

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24-250 · Powell River, Canada · June 27, 1997

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 27, 1997, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Powell River, Canada
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6745PPiper PA-24-250
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Not reported
Case key
42701

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Aircraft

Registration
N6745P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Westbo, Leonard A. Jr.
Departed
CYPW · Powell River
Destination
Tsuniah River

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.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Not reported
Wind
130° at 4 knots
Visibility
8 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
2,500 ft overcast
Temperature
55 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
CYPW