SEA70F0090

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Halsey, OR · August 21, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1969
Place
Halsey, OR · HALSEY, OR
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4782ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163260

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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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3-3605  69/8/21    HALSEY,OREG         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 113
        TIME - 1220                    N4782Z              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIONEER VILLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OREG               HALSEY,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4782Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pioneer Villa

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.