# NTSB DEN66D0240: Piper PA-22, N8635D, Seligman, AZ, February 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1966
- Place: Seligman, AZ · SELIGMAN, AZ
- Location: 35.3256° N, 112.8572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seligman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3256&lon=-112.8572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0362  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635D-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 22-5843, built 1957 (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: Seligman

## Other investigations on N8635D (2)

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 ANC12CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA065), Jul 3, 2012: Piper PA-22-160 (N8635D), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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 ANC91LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA079), Jun 23, 1991: Piper PA-22 (N8635D), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS 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.

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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