Piper PA-32-112 accident near Vancouver, Washington, March 31, 1983
On March 31, 1983 at about 11:10 pm local time, a Piper PA-32-112, registered N91336, was substantially damaged in an accident near Vancouver, Washington (Pearson airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 31, 1983 · about 11:10 pm local time
- Place
- Vancouver, Washington · Pearson · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-112 · all PA-32-112s on the register
- Registration
- N91336 · registry record · serial 38-8140165
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI), THE STUDENT WAS APPROACHING THE RWY AT 60 KTS WITH THE POWER REDUCED WHEN HE CHOPPED THE POWER & FLARED AT APRX 10 TO 15 FT AGL. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED & THE ACFT LANDED HARD BEFORE THE CFI CORRECTED THE SITUATION. THE RIGHT WING SPAR, NOSE GEAR, TAIL CONE, RIGHT WING SKIN & RIGHT AILERON WERE DAMAGED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,300 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 1,300 as pilot in command; 560 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 650 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 16, 1983; 56 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2A (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 3,200 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,500 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:45 pm from PDX, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA83LA073.