# NTSB SEA69D0128: Piper PA-28, N9265W, Spanaway, WA, September 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1968
- Place: Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Location: 47.0981° N, 122.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanaway, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0981&lon=-122.4234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3922  68/9/24    SPANAWAY,WASH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2300
        TIME - 1930                    N9265W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADY ACRES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK LOG USED TO KEEP CARS OFF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9265W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9265W-1981-09-17), registration cancelled 1981-09-17, S/N 28-10938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shady Acres

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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