Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-140 N1223T

17 September 1988 · Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 17 September 1988 at about 03:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1223T, operated by Glenn E. Fundenberger, was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
43.7101, -123.0293
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N1223T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Glenn E. Fundenberger
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Reno → Eugene
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA88LA181

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

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

WHEN PLT REALIZED STRONG HEADWINDS AT CRUISE ALT WOULD PRECLUDE REACHING INTENDED DESTINATION, HE ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER ALTERNATE. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED BEFORE REACHING ARPT. DURING A LNDG, EXECUTED IN DARK, ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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