Piper PA-28-235 N9459W
14 November 1982 · Vernonia, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1982 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9459W, operated by James A. Smejkal, was involved in an accident near Vernonia, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vernonia, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vernonia (05S)
- Coordinates
- 45.8801, -123.2299
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N9459W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James A. Smejkal
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vernonia → Vernonia
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83LA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED HIGH & FAST DURING THE APPROACH & TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 300 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TURF RWY. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE ACFT STRUCK A WOOD FENCE, CROSSED A ROAD & CRASHED IN A "STUMPED OFF" AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Joel Lambert Baker | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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