SEA69F0109

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-14 · Silverdale, WA · August 30, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1968
Place
Silverdale, WA · SILVERDALE, WA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4296HPiper PA-14
Status
Completed · report January 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108599

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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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3-3810  68/8/30    SILVERDALE,WASH     PIPER PA-14         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 4000
        TIME - 2000                    N4296H              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APEX AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK LOG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4296H
Reported as
Piper PA-14
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Apex Airpark

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