# NTSB SEA66D0196: Piper PA-22, N50942, Olympia, WA, January 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1966
- Place: Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Location: 47.0406° N, 122.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olympia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0406&lon=-122.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0196

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0154   66/1/2    OLYMPIA WASH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N50942              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50942 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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