Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N1707P

10 May 1997 · The Dalles, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 May 1997 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N1707P was involved in an accident near The Dalles, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
The Dalles, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
The Dalles (DLS)
Coordinates
45.5390, -121.1505
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N1707P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA97LA108

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command misjudged his altitude and distance from the runway while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he approached low and slow and the aircraft nosed over after landing short of the runway threshold.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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