# NTSB DEN65D0106: Piper PA-22, N8741D, Woodruff, UT, May 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1965
- Place: Woodruff, UT · WOODRUFF, UT
- Location: 41.5212° N, 111.1639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodruff, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5212&lon=-111.1639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1164  65/5/26    WOODRUFF UT         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N8741D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8741D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8741D-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 22-5923, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22S-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-150) (registry code 7102212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8741D (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA82FYP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP10), Jul 25, 1982: Piper PA-22-150 (N8741D), Tieton, WA, 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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