# NTSB DEN66D0050: Piper PA-22, N8718D, Lavida Miss, NM, July 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1965
- Place: Lavida Miss, NM · LAVIDA MISS, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1994   65/7/4    LAVIDA MISS N MEX   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 485
        TIME - 0935                    N8718D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAVIDA MISSION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8718D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8718D), registered now, S/N 22-5899, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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
- Airport: Lavida Mission

## Other investigations on N8718D (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 LAX04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA109), Jan 17, 2004: Piper PA 22-160 (N8718D), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management by his failure to switch the fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power.

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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