# NTSB MKC68D0339: Piper PA-22, N8908D, Lexington, NE, November 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1967
- Place: Lexington, NE · LEXINGTON, NE
- Location: 40.7775° N, 99.7468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7775&lon=-99.7468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0339
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0339

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4112   67/11/8   LEXINGTON,NEBR      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 460
        TIME - 1730                    N8908D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8908D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8908D-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 226063 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lexington

## Other investigations on N8908D (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 UNK64X3875](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3875), Sep 8, 1964: Piper PA-22 (N8908D), Liberal, KS, 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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