# Accident 19760710021089A: Piper PA22135, Tonsina, AK, July 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1976
- Place: Tonsina, AK
- Airport: Upper Tonsina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.6558° N, 145.1753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonsina, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6558&lon=-145.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2454A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2454A-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710021089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC76DAH33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH33), Jul 10, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N2454A), Tonsina, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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