Piper PA-34-200T accident near Cashmere, Washington, October 6, 1988
On October 6, 1988 at about 1:10 am local time, a Piper PA-34-200T, registered N75107, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cashmere, Washington (Cashmere airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 6, 1988 · about 1:10 am local time · cases in 1988
- Place
- Cashmere, Washington · Cashmere · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · all PA-34-200Ts on the register
- Registration
- N75107 · registry record · serial 347670223
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT LANDED SHORT OF HARD SURFACE, COLLAPSING LNDG GEAR.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 420 hours in all; 39 in this make and model; 113 in the last 90 days; 62 in the last 30 days; 292 as pilot in command; 10 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,028 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 4,570 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSI0-360-E (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Dolphin Leasing CO.
The flight
- Departed from: YAK Yakima WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 1,800 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N75107 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-34 Seneca 996 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,844 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSI0-360-E 6 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Cashmere-Dryden Airport · nearest airport
- Yakutat Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Washington 10,571 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA89LA008.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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