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SEA82DYM12

1982-03-12 · ALBANY, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S12

Current FAA registration · N2935S

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture
1979 · 3 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790629
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A303B7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A RESTAURANT PARKING AREA TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE TAXIED ACROSS A BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE WAS 30 FT WIDE AND 50 FT LONG. IT HAD NO SIDE RAILS AND WAS USED TO CROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN WAS REQUIRED JUST BEFORE GOING ONTO THE BRIDGE. WHILE CROSSING THE BRIDGE, THE PLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL RAN OFF OF THE BRIDGE. THE PLANE CAME TO REST ON THE BRIDGE WITH THE LEFT WING EXTENDING OVER THE DITCH. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 7 GUSTING 15 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DYM12.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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