SEA67A0007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Glide, OR · July 25, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 25, 1966
Place
Glide, OR · GLIDE, OR
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6930KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122382

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0633  66/7/25  NR.GLIDE OREG         PIPER PA-20         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 311
        TIME - 1914                    N6930K              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLIDE AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.11 PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6930K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Glide Airstrip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.