# NTSB UNK64X1948: Piper PA22, N8850D, Eads, CO, May 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1964
- Place: Eads, CO · EADS, CO
- Location: 38.4816° N, 102.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eads, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4816&lon=-102.7798&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 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1948
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1948

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1421  64/5/25    EADS COLO           PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 100
        TIME - 2000                    N8850D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EADS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING DUST                                             VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8850D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8850D-1970-02-17), registration cancelled 1970-02-17, S/N 22-6020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eads

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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