# NTSB SEA68F0267: Piper PA-22, N8862C, Gleneden Bch, OR, February 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1968
- Place: Gleneden Bch, OR · GLENEDEN BCH, OR
- Location: 44.8812° N, 124.0343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gleneden Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8812&lon=-124.0343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0267
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0267

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8862C-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 22-1493 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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