# NTSB SEA70A0020: Piper PA-22, N1460A, Scappoose, OR, November 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1969
- Place: Scappoose, OR · SCAPPOOSE, OR
- Location: 45.7581° N, 122.8731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scappoose, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7581&lon=-122.8731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3301  69/11/14   SCAPPOOSE,OREG      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 610
        TIME - 1545                    N1460A              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 523 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCAPPOOSE,OREG              SCAPPOOSE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF IN KNOWN IFR CONDITIONS TO LOOK FOR ELK DESPITE WARNING FROM APT MGR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1460A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1460A-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 22-358, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia County

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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