# NTSB SEA66D0059: Piper PA-28, N8108W, Soda Springs, ID, July 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1965
- Place: Soda Springs, ID · SODA SPRINGS, ID
- Location: 42.6576° N, 111.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soda Springs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6576&lon=-111.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2567  65/7/21    SODA SPRINGS ID     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 157
        TIME - 0900                    N8108W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SODA SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8108W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8108W-1966-08-03), registration cancelled 1966-08-03, S/N 28-2208 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Soda Springs

## Other investigations on N8108W (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 SEA67D0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0024), May 14, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8108W), Big Springs, ID, 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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