# NTSB SEA68A0074: Piper PA-16, N5662H, Wheeler, OR, June 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1967
- Place: Wheeler, OR · WHEELER, OR
- Location: 45.6873° N, 123.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6873&lon=-123.8871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0074-201136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0660  67/6/18    WHEELER,OREG        PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 164
        TIME - 1630                    N5662H              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEHALEM BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       72
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT NOT INSTRUMENT QUALIFIED.ACFT NOT IFR EQUIPPED.PLT ENCOUNTERED GRND FOG DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5662H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5662H-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 16273 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nehalem Bay

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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