# NTSB SEA66F0120: Piper PA-22, N4769Z, Beavercreek, OR, August 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1965
- Place: Beavercreek, OR · BEAVERCREEK, OR
- Location: 45.2810° N, 122.5085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beavercreek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2810&lon=-122.5085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0641  65/8/31    BEAVERCREEK OREG    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N4769Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4769Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4769Z-1965-10-29), registration cancelled 1965-10-29, S/N 22-8329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Highland

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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