ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43843
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| Date: | Saturday 17 March 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Dynamics Flying Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N75194 |
| MSN: | 28-7615299 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4753 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln City, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Siletz Bay, OR (KS45) |
| Mulino, OR (K4S9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Debris identified as belonging to the airplane was found washed ashore along a small stretch of Oregon coast line, and the bodies of the pilot and passenger washed ashore several days later. Witnesses reported seeing a low flying airplane that matched the description of the accident airplane maneuvering along the coastline around 1400. The witnesses said the airplane was flying very low and making steep turns over the coastline. No witnesses reported seeing the actual accident occur. The first identified pieces of aircraft debris washed ashore around 1500. The pilot's body washed ashore 4 days later, and the passenger's body washed ashore 6 days later. The airplane wreckage has not been located. The private pilot and single passenger, who was also a private pilot but not current, arrived to a small breakfast fly-in around 1000 in a rented airplane. The airport they flew into was a small, uncontrolled, airport on the Oregon coast that does not have automatic weather observation equipment. Weather reported at an airport 23 miles south of the accident area from 1200 to 1500 consisted of ceilings initially around 400 to 500 feet overcast and improving to 500 feet scattered; 4,100 feet broken by 1550; visibility was between 7 and 10 miles; and there was no precipitation. Numerous AIRMETs were issued for IFR conditions between 0745 and 1423 for the area that the accident aircraft was operating. A study performed by a Safety Board Meteorological Specialist concluded that the probable weather conditions existing at the time and location of the accident was a ceiling of 500 feet with multiple cloud layers above. Tops of the first cloud layer were near 4,000 feet. Flight visibility was zero miles in the clouds and close to 3 miles below the lowest cloud base in mist. Neither pilot held an instrument rating.
Probable Cause: In-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070321X00310&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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