# NTSB SEA74DYC24: Piper PA-22, N5912Z, Mosier, OR, November 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Mosier, OR · MOSIER, OR
- Location: 45.6850° N, 121.3982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mosier, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6850&lon=-121.3982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC24

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3684  73/11/17   MOSIER,OREG         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5912Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOOD RIVER,OREG             HOOD RIVER,OREG              THE DALLES,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT PRVSLY CVRD WITH SNOW DRG TIE DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5912Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5912Z-2019-03-13), registration cancelled 2019-03-13, S/N 22-9780 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731117036999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117036999A), Nov 17, 1973: Piper PA22108, Mosier, OR, Substantial damage. Acft prvsly cvrd with snow drg tie dwn.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.