# NTSB SEA68A0064: Piper PA-22, N1738P, Brush Prarie, WA, April 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1968
- Place: Brush Prarie, WA · BRUSH PRARIE, WA
- Location: 45.7250° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brush Prairie, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7250&lon=-122.5483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1109  68/4/28    BRUSH PRARIE,WASH   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1400
        TIME - 1810                    N1738P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.194 GMS PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1738P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738P-1970-04-24), registration cancelled 1970-04-24, S/N 22-2528, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scholls

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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