# NTSB SEA69F0109: Piper PA-14, N4296H, Silverdale, WA, August 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1968
- Place: Silverdale, WA · SILVERDALE, WA
- Location: 47.6677° N, 122.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverdale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6677&lon=-122.6819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4296H), registered now, S/N 14-99, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Registry model: [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (registry code 7101402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Apex Airpark

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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