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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Hoquiam, WA · April 25, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1967
Place
Hoquiam, WA · HOQUIAM, WA
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2205PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117888

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0771  67/4/25    HOQUIAM,WASH        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1230                    N2205P              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- NEITHER PLT WAS MULTIENGINE RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2205P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowerman

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