# NTSB SEA76FYC63: Pietenpol S.A.M., N5748, Albany, OR, July 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1976
- Place: Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2214   76/7/2    ALBANY,OR           PIETENPOL S.A.M.    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1840                    N5748               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             296 TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DEMO FLT FOR COPILOT.PLT WAITED TOO LONG BEFORE ATTEMPTING RECOVERY FM STALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5748](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N GK-5 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENPOL S.A.M.
- Registry model: [South Albany Avn. PIETENPOL S.A.M.](https://openairdocs.org/model/south-albany-avn-pietenpol-s-a-m) (registry code 7040204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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