# NTSB SEA67D0279: Piper PA-22, N8276C, Silver Lake, OR, February 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1967
- Place: Silver Lake, OR · SILVER LAKE, OR
- Location: 43.1264° N, 121.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Lake, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1264&lon=-121.0495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0543  67/2/21    SILVER LAKE,OREG    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N8276C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHRISTMAS VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 50 DEGREES 15 KNOTS,GUSTING 25 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8276C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276C-2008-09-03), registration cancelled 2008-09-03, S/N 22-2352, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Christmas Valley

## Other investigations on N8276C (3)

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.

- [NTSB SEA05CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA186), Sep 5, 2005: Piper PA-22 (20) (N8276C), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A wire fence was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB SEA95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA075), Apr 2, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N8276C), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.
- [NTSB SEA79DYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM13), Jan 28, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8276C), Dufur, OR, 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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