SEA69F0125

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J5C · Seaside, OR · July 14, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 14, 1967
Place
Seaside, OR · SEASIDE, OR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N68295Piper J5C
Status
Completed · report November 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115987

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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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2-1199  67/7/14    SEASIDE,OREG        PIPER J5C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 466
        TIME - 0908                    N68295              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEASIDE-GEARHART
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.20 PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N68295
Reported as
Piper J5C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Seaside-Gearhart

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.