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| Date: | Sunday 19 February 1984 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Fabmark Inc |
| Registration: | N83382 |
| MSN: | 28-8111052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 409 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mountaindale, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reno, NV (RNO) |
| Hillsboro, OR (HIO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO HILLSBORO AIRPORT. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT BELOW A VERY LOW OVERCAST SKY CONDITION PRIOR TO IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE STABILATOR FAILED IN OVERLOAD BEFORE THE POINT OF MAIN IMPACT. ANALYSIS OF RADAR DATA PRESENTED A PICTURE OF CHANGING ACFT SPEED AND DESCENT RATES BEFORE THE ACFT CRASHED INTO HILLY TERRAIN. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38912
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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