# NTSB SEA97WA154: Piper PA-24-250, N6745P, Powell River, Canada, June 27, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 27, 1997, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Powell River, Canada
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA97WA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42701/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97WA154

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6745P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6745P-1999-04-23), registration cancelled 1999-04-23, S/N 24-1873 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-24-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Westbo, Leonard A. Jr.
- Departed: CYPW, POWELL RIVER
- Destination: TSUNIAH RIVER

## 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

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