# NTSB SEA68A0014: Piper PA-11, N78736, Dayton, WA, August 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1967
- Place: Dayton, WA · DAYTON, WA
- Location: 46.3168° N, 117.9768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3168&lon=-117.9768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0582  67/8/10  NR.DAYTON,WASH        PIPER PA-11         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 475
        TIME - 0755                    N78736              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON CHEMICAL C
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.070 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78736](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78736-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 11-1488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dayton Chemical C

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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