# NTSB SEA67A0009: Piper PA-22, N7629D, Seaside, OR, August 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1966
- Place: Seaside, OR · SEASIDE, OR
- Location: 45.9890° N, 123.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seaside, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9890&lon=-123.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0659   66/8/7  NR.SEASIDE OREG       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N7629D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEASIDE-GEARHART
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED FLT.IN DENSE FOG CONDITIONS. NO INSTRUMENT FLT EXPERIENCE INDICATED BY PLT RECORDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7629D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7629D-1971-12-28), registration cancelled 1971-12-28, S/N 22-5333 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Seaside-Gearhart

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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