# NTSB DEN78DTC26: Piper PA-25, N8635U, Saratoga, WY, June 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
- Location: 41.4524° N, 106.8117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saratoga, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4524&lon=-106.8117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819  78/6/23    SARATOGA,WY         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 412
        TIME - 1000                    N8635U              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVELY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARATOGA,WY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO DRY ACFT AFTER WASHING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8635U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shively Field

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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