Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28 N2818N

1 September 1979 · Paisley, Oregon, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 1 September 1979 at about 04:05 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N2818N, operated by Vagabond Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Paisley, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Paisley, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N2818N
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Vagabond Aviat
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Sunnyside, Wa → Reno, Nv
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2670

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

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

STRUCK MOUNTAIN 800FT BELOW CRUISE ALT,18 MILES OFF COURSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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