Piper PA-28-140 N5618U
12 December 2006 · Bandon, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 2006 at about 20:48 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5618U was involved in an accident near Bandon, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bandon, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bandon State (S05)
- Coordinates
- 43.0972, -124.3994
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N5618U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bandon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07FA031
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of aircraft control in the traffic pattern for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Approximately 30 minutes after the pilot's initial takeoff, witnesses reported seeing the airplane in a steep, nose-low, left downwind to base turn for the intended runway. The witness reported the airplane continued the descending turn until loosing sight of the aircraft behind a tree line. The wreckage was later located in the general vicinity of the witnesses sighting. The airplane impacted terrain in the left wing down, nose-low attitude. The pilot's last radio transmission, on the Unicom frequency, was a position report indicating he was turning from downwind to base. A review of logbook records indicated the student pilot had accumulated approximately 325 hours of total time, of which 261 hours were solo. The pilot's past medical history included nonspecific recent arm pain. Severe atherosclerotic heart disease was cited as a significant finding in the autopsy. Toxicology testing revealed positive results for a prescription anti-depressant. The pilot held a current student pilot certificate. Post accident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence to indicate a pre-impact mechanical malfunction or irregularity with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Petrusburg, South Africa | Beverich Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Feb 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | Yonkers, New York, United States | Kenmarson Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 2006 | Piper PA-28-181 | Amman, Jordan | Royal Jordanian Flight Academy | Unknown | - |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | Big Pine, California, United States | Flying Vikings | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Arthur Quinn | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2006 | Beechcraft V35B | Burns, Oregon, United States | Stanley E. Harris | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18A | Shady Cove, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Saint Paul, Oregon, United States | Laurence A. Holman | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Cessna 180 | Arock, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2006 | Cessna 206H | Aurora, Oregon, United States | Federal Bureau of Investigation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Kaman K-1200 | Dexter, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |