# NTSB SEA67F0156: Interstate S-1A, N37236, Pt.Townsend, WA, August 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1966
- Place: Pt.Townsend, WA · PT.TOWNSEND, WA
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0835   66/8/7    PT.TOWNSEND WASH    INTERSTATE S-1A     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 148
        TIME - 1535                    N37236              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAY GUISTI STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ON TAKEOFF CLIMB,SCREWDRIVER FELL FROM UNAUTH STORAGE AREA,PILOT DUCKED TO AVOID TOOL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37236](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37236-1971-09-21), registration cancelled 1971-09-21, S/N 79 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERSTATE S-1A
- Registry model: [Interstate S-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (registry code 1850202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ray Guisti Strip

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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