# NTSB SEA78DYE27: Pietenpol Bowers, N688Y, Tacoma, WA, June 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1978
- Place: Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1249  78/6/28  NR.TACOMA,WA          PIETENPOL BOWERS    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 686
        TIME - 1510                    N688Y               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TACOMA,WA                    PUYALLUP,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORD MODEL B ENG,SINGLE MAG. HIT LARGE POST.PREVIOUS MAG PROBLEMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N688Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N688Y), registered now, S/N 68-1, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENPOL BOWERS
- Registry model: [Pietenpol AIR CAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-air-camper) (registry code 70401MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clover Park

## 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 19780628014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628014989A), Jun 28, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. Ford model b eng,single mag. Hit large post. Previous mag problems

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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