SEA68F0267

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Gleneden Bch, OR · February 27, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1968
Place
Gleneden Bch, OR · GLENEDEN BCH, OR
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8862CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111483

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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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3-0820  68/2/27    GLENEDEN BCH,OREG   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 129
        TIME - 1015                    N8862C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON BEACH,STRUCK 3 FT EMBANKMENT,FLIPPED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N8862C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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