# NTSB FTW66D0417: Piper PA-22, N6912D, Sand Springs, CO, October 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1965
- Place: Sand Springs, CO · SAND SPRINGS, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3361  65/10/11   SAND SPRINGS COLO   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 2330                    N6912D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6912D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6912D-1971-07-21), registration cancelled 1971-07-21, S/N 22-4839 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sims

## Other investigations on N6912D (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 NYC71FGM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM35), Mar 28, 1971: Piper PA-22 (N6912D), Hawthorne, PA, substantial damage

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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