# NTSB CAN65C0035: Piper PA-24, N6312P, Harrison Bc, Canada, August 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1965
- Place: Harrison Bc, Canada · HARRISON BC, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN65C0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN65C0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0088  65/8/18    HARRISON BC CAN     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 492
        TIME - 1615                    N6312P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPINGS HOTEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      92
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INVEST. AND REPORTED BY GOVT. OF CANADA. ONE PAX A 3-YR OLD CHILD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6312P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312P-1974-01-09), registration cancelled 1974-01-09, S/N 24-1422 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hot Spings Hotel

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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