# NTSB NYC67F0130: Piper PA-22, N8759D, Selbyville, DE, July 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1966
- Place: Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Location: 38.4609° N, 75.2056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selbyville, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4609&lon=-75.2056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1884  66/7/16    SELBYVILLE DEL      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 450
        TIME - 1845                    N8759D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8759D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8759D-1985-09-16), registration cancelled 1985-09-16, S/N 22-5943 (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: American

## Other investigations on N8759D (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 DEN85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA006), Oct 7, 1984: Piper PA-22 (N8759D), Rocky Ford, CO, 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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