Accident: Piper PA 28-140
Sep 30, 2017 · Brinnon, WA
NTSB numberWPR17FA215Event id20170930X11451
- 1
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to completely and properly evaluate the student pilot's incorrectly- planned flight, and his failure to use all available resources to maintain situation awareness during the flight, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28-140
- Registration
- N9549W
- Year built
- 1967
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Port of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base (PUL)12 nm (22 km) east
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT)18 nm (33 km) south-east
- Jefferson County International Airport (TWD)18 nm (34 km) north
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