# Accident 19770604014279A: Piper PA20115, American Falls, ID, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: American Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.7973° N, 112.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at American Falls Airport (U01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7973&lon=-112.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8002D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8002D-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 75 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604014279A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 7800FT.CLIMBED IN STEEP NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA77FYA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA20), Jun 4, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N8002D), American Falls, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8002D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19731229039939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229039939A), Dec 29, 1973: Piper PA22150 (N8002D), Bone, ID, Substantial damage. Avoidng 3 snowmobls. Acft nosed ovr.

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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