# NTSB SEA67A0064: Piper PA-22, N7151B, Rupert, ID, May 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1967
- Place: Rupert, ID · RUPERT, ID
- Location: 42.6189° N, 113.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rupert, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6189&lon=-113.6740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0064-201140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0367  67/5/15    RUPERT,ID           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1145
        TIME - 1820                    N7151B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 603 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED FOLLOWING A ROLL TYPE MANEUVER JUST ABU TREE TOPS.PLT BLD ALCO.LVL 0.237 GRMS/100 ML.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7151B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7151B-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 22-4375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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