Piper PA-28-161 N4369F

Summary

On 27 January 1985 at about 05:09 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N4369F was involved in an accident near Bickleton, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 January 1985 at 05:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Bickleton, Washington, United States

Coordinates

45.9202, -120.1893

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N4369F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pasco → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA85FA048

2 people died.

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

THE PILOT BEGAN FLIGHT ACTIVITY AT DAWN ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER BRIEFINGS INDICATED MARGINAL CONDITIONS FOR AN AFTERNOON FLIGHT TO ANOTHER CITY, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 2027 HOURS, WITHOUT UPDATED WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT DEPARTED ON RETURN FLIGHT. RADAR FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS INITIATED, BUT WAS TERMINATED WHEN THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN VFR ON ASSIGNED HEADING AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO RESUME OWN NAVIGATION. RADAR INDICATES THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT WAS PROCEEDING SOUTH AT AN UNKNOWN ALT. INITIAL IMPACT ON OPEN RISING TERRAIN WAS APRX 330 DEGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.