# NTSB SEA66F0071: Piper PA-22, N6121D, Spokane, WA, August 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1965
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2538   65/8/5    SPOKANE WASH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1925                    N6121D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PILOT STARTED ENGINE WITH THROTTLE ADVANCED. PARKED AIRCRAFT ERCOUPE 415C N3143H SUBST. DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6121D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6121D-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 22-4765, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Felts

## Other investigations on N6121D (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA093), May 28, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N6121D), Black Diamond, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO MAGNETO FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR FORCED LANDING AND THE PRESENCE OF OBSTACLES.

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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