# NTSB SEA75AS009: Piper PA-22, Kent, WA, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Kent, WA · KENT, WA
- Location: 47.3809° N, 122.2348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, October 10, 1974
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2730  74/8/17    KENT,WASH           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 345
        TIME - 0605                    N6199D              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREST AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENT,WASH                   SKYKOMISH,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD TO RET TO ARPT DUE FOG. LOST CTL.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6199D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6199D-1974-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: CREST AIRPARK
- FAA reports: 19740817032719A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817032719A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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