# NTSB SEA67F0162: Piper PA-22, N8991C, Lebanon, OR, August 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1966
- Place: Lebanon, OR · LEBANON, OR
- Location: 44.5300° N, 122.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5300&lon=-122.9081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4203  66/8/21    LEBANON OREG        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0130                    N8991C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 9-INCH DEEP DITCH AT EDGE OF HANGAR APRON WAS HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8991C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8991C), registered now, S/N 22-1564 (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)
- 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: Lebanon

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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