# Accident 19770530023079A: Piper PA22135, Horseshoe Bend, ID, May 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Horseshoe Bend, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.9158° N, 116.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseshoe Bend, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9158&lon=-116.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8993C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8993C-1977-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 44 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530023079A

## Narrative

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

PWR LOSS,SWITCHED TANKS.LNDD ON RIDGE,CONT INTO ROCKY RAVINE.L TANK EMPTY,SELECTOR ON R.FND 5/31.

## 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 SEA77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA036), May 30, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N8993C), Horseshoe Bend, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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