# NTSB FTW66A0076: Piper PA-18, N8222C, Fort Davis, TX, March 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1966
- Place: Fort Davis, TX · FORT DAVIS, TX
- Location: 30.5789° N, 103.8947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Davis, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5789&lon=-103.8947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0203   66/3/4    FORT DAVIS TEXAS    PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 25, 198
        TIME - 0830                    N8222C              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      24
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8222C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8222C-1966-04-23), registration cancelled 1966-04-23, S/N 18-3665 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA18-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa18-160) (registry code 7101835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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