Piper PA-28-140 accident near Bandon, OR

On December 12, 2006, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bandon, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

December 12, 2006

Place

Bandon, OR

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

43.097°N, 124.399°W

NTSB ID

20061231X01860

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 12, 2006, at 1248 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N5618U, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain approximately 1 mile northeast of the Bandon State Airport, Bandon, Oregon. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) solo training flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91. The student pilot, who also owned the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated from Bandon about 1220. According to the pilot's flight instructor, the student pilot planned on doing touch-and-go take-off and landings at Bandon. A witness reported that he observed the airplane in a steep, nose-low, left downwind to base turn (runway 16). The witness reported the airplane continued the descending turn until loosing sight of the aircraft behind a tree line. The wreckage was later located in a cranberry bog in the general vicinity of the witnesses sighting. The airplane impacted terrain in the left wing down, nose-low attitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION FAA records indicated that on February 16, 2004, the pilot was issued a Third Class Airman Medical and Student Pilot Certificate. The certificate contained a limitation that required the pilot to wear corrective lenses while exercising the privileges of the airman's certificate. On the application form (Form 8500-8), the pilot listed 0 hours of flight time. Additionally, the airman records indicated the pilot was issued a Third Class Airman Medical and Student Pilot Cert

Probable cause

The loss of aircraft control in the traffic pattern for undetermined reasons.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.