# NTSB SEA72AS051: Piper PA-22, N4411A, Sunriver, OR, May 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1972
- Place: Sunriver, OR · SUNRIVER, OR
- Location: 43.8821° N, 121.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunriver, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8821&lon=-121.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0671  72/5/29    SUNRIVER,OREG       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 300
        TIME - 1910                    N4411A              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SISTERS,OREG                RETURN                       SUNRIVER,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOW PASS BY FRIENDS HOUSE. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.162 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4411A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411A-1972-07-10), registration cancelled 1972-07-10, S/N 22-3739, built 1956 (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: Sunriver

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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