# NTSB SEA67F0116: Piper PA-22, N6956B, Redmond, OR, September 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Place: Redmond, OR · REDMOND, OR
- Location: 44.2607° N, 121.1824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redmond, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2607&lon=-121.1824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0765   66/9/1    REDMOND OREG        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 600
        TIME - 1217                    N6956B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENGINE FAILED ON DOWNWIND LEG.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON TAXI STRIP BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6956B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6956B), registered now, S/N 22-4237P, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper/Pierce Tony PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pierce-tony-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (registry code 42389, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roberts

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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