# NTSB SEA66D0030: Piper PA-22, N2603P, Rosalia, WA, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Rosalia, WA · ROSALIA, WA
- Location: 47.2363° N, 117.3765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosalia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2363&lon=-117.3765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1938  65/6/26    ROSALIA WASH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1200
        TIME - 1900                    N2603P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSALIA AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK BADGER HOLE IN TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2603P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2603P-2023-03-28), registration cancelled 2023-03-28, S/N 22-2936, built 1955 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosalia Airport

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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