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September 20, 1988 · Piper PA-22-150 · N3863P
Curtin, OR
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 20, 1988
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Location
Curtin, OR
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Tail Number
N3863P
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
DEN88FA213
ON 9/20/88, THE PLT & HIS WIFE DEPD MONTAQUE, CA, ON A FLT TO SILVERDALE, WA, WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP AT COTTAGE GROVE, OR. WHEN THE ACFT DID NOT ARRIVE, A SEARCH WAS MADE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. ON 1/24/90, A TREE PLANTING CREW FOUND THE ACFT, WHERE IT HAD HIT TREES & CRASHED ON WOODED/HILLY TERRAIN. THE PLANE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY IMPACT & FIRE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND. ABOUT 25 MI NORTH AT EUGENE, OR, THE 0809 WX WAS: PARTIALLY OBSCURED, 300' OVERCAST, VISIBILILTY 1-1/2 MI WITH FOG. NO RECORD WAS FOUND OF A PREFLT WEATHER BRIEFING.
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ON 9/20/88, THE PLT & HIS WIFE DEPD MONTAQUE, CA, ON A FLT TO SILVERDALE, WA, WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP AT COTTAGE GROVE, OR. WHEN THE ACFT DID NOT ARRIVE, A SEARCH WAS MADE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. ON 1/24/90, A TREE PLANTING CREW FOUND THE ACFT, WHERE IT HAD HIT TREES & CRASHED ON WOODED/HILLY TERRAIN. THE PLANE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY IMPACT & FIRE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND. ABOUT 25 MI NORTH AT EUGENE, OR, THE 0809 WX WAS: PARTIALLY OBSCURED, 300' OVERCAST, VISIBILILTY 1-1/2 MI WITH FOG. NO RECORD WAS FOUND OF A PREFLT WEATHER BRIEFING.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time08:30 PDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftPiper PA-22-150
Tail NumberN3863P
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320 · Reciprocating · 150
Seats4
People & Injuries
Injury Summary2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 41 · Second Class
Conditions
ConditionsUnknown
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point52 / 48
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time15:46
Weather SourceWFAC