Piper PA-28-140 accident near Sisters, OR
On September 22, 2022, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sisters, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 22, 2022
- Place
- Sisters, OR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.569°N, 121.805°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220923105990
Official records · WPR22FA354
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 22, 2022, about 1439 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N7063R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Sisters, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot used an online flight planning tool for his en route and destination performance planning. Data retrieved from the online tool showed that the pilot had planned to depart a private strip in Llano, California, about 0700 and then fly a succession of waypoints and fuel stops while en route to his destination of Curtis, Washington (0WA2). The data did not include any flight tracking information such as global position system coordinates. His planned route of flight comprised the following waypoints (in the reported order): Rosamond Skypark Airport (L00), Rosamond, California, Harris River Ranch Airport (9CA7), Sanger, California, followed by a stopover at Westover Field/Amador County Airport (JAQ), Jackson, California. Fuel records from the JAQ airport showed that the pilot purchased 25 gallons of 100 low-lead aviation grade gasoline at 0953. The pilot’s subsequent waypoints included Nevada County Airport (GOO), Grass Valley, California, followed by Sisters Eagle Air Airport, (6K5), Sisters, Oregon, where the pilot purchased another 29 gallons of fuel at 1400. According to an airport surveillance video, the pilot departed 6K5 about 1410. He had planned to overfly Scappoose, Oregon, before landing at his destination. A witness located about 0.50 nm north of the accident site r
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s degraded judgement due to fatigue.
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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.
