Piper PA-28-151 accident near Lincoln City, OR
On March 17, 2007, a Piper PA-28-151 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lincoln City, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 17, 2007
- Place
- Lincoln City, OR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.983°N, 124.765°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070321X00310
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 17, 2007, sometime between 1200 and 1500 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-151, N75194, presumably collided with the ocean off shore of Lincoln City, Oregon. Aero Dynamics Flying Club, Inc., operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and rented it to the private pilot. The pilot and single passenger were fatally injured; the airplane is presumed to have been destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Siletz Bay Airport, Gleneden Beach, Oregon. The Lincoln City police department reported that pieces of a light plane were being recovered along the local coastline around 1500. Witnesses reported to the police that a single engine airplane had been flying very low, and making steep turns over the coastline about 1400. No witnesses reported seeing the airplane impact the water. The bodies of the pilot and passenger washed ashore on March 21 and 23, 2007, respectively. Witnesses reported to the Lincoln City Police that an airplane matching the description of the recovered debris had attended a breakfast fly-in at Siletz Bay Airport that morning. The airplane arrived about 1000. The accident airplane was one of only four airplanes that arrived that morning. The airplane, pilot, and single passenger departed the airport about 1130. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that there is no record of a flight plan or weather brief for the accident airplane, nor was there any radio communications with any air traffic control (ATC) facilities. A review of t
Probable cause
In-flight collision with water 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.
