# NTSB SEA67D0097: Piper PA-22, N1315C, Mead, WA, August 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1966
- Place: Mead, WA · MEAD, WA
- Location: 47.7795° N, 117.3499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mead, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7795&lon=-117.3499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4016   66/8/2    MEAD WASH           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 107
        TIME - 1900                    N1315C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 70 MPH.DID NOT THINK ACFT WAS ACCELERATING PROPERLY. BRAKE HANDLE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1315C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1315C-1971-06-07), registration cancelled 1971-06-07, S/N 22-1106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mead

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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