# NTSB SEA67D0174: Piper PA-24, N5070P, Touchet, WA, November 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1966
- Place: Touchet, WA · TOUCHET, WA
- Location: 46.0411° N, 118.6724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Touchet, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0411&lon=-118.6724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4098   66/11/6   TOUCHET WASH        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 121
        TIME - 1140                    N5070P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LOW APPROACH. PLT PULLED UP TO AVOID FENCE BUT ADDED PWR TOO LATE.ACFT STALLED,HIT FNCE.CARB HT ON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5070P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5070P-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 24-76 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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