# NTSB SEA69D0234: Piper PA-20, N7666K, Wilbur, WA, April 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1969
- Place: Wilbur, WA · WILBUR, WA
- Location: 47.7581° N, 118.7119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilbur, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7581&lon=-118.7119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1088   69/4/3    WILBUR,WASH         PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N7666K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 445 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PRACTISING TAIL HIGH TAXYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7666K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7666K-1973-10-19), registration cancelled 1973-10-19, S/N 20-487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilbur

## Other investigations on N7666K (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA74AS017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS017), Sep 18, 1973: Piper PA-20 (N7666K), Oakesdale, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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