# NTSB OAK69D0258: Piper PA-22, N921A, La Selva Bch, CA, March 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1969
- Place: La Selva Bch, CA · LA SELVA BCH, CA
- Location: 36.9274° N, 121.8444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Selva Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9274&lon=-121.8444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0258

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0367  69/3/28    LA SELVA BCH,CAL    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 301
        TIME - 1130                    N921A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSONVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HE SMELLED GAS FUMES.LANDED ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N921A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921A-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 22-226, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watsonville

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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