- Date
- February 17, 1966
- Place
- Seligman, AZ · SELIGMAN, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8635DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172997
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0362 66/2/17 SELIGMAN ARIZ PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 59 TOTAL TIME - 0850 N8635D PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELIGMAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8635D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Seligman
N8635DRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N8635D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC12CA065Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot’s decision to load the airplane in excess of its takeoff capability given the runway conditions, which resulting in a collision with terrain during the initial climb.NTSB ANC91LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeluga, AKWas the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the rough, uneven terrain and crosswind.