# Accident 19770725025429A: Piper PA22160, Thief River, MN, July 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1977
- Place: Thief River, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.0657° N, 96.1850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THIEF RIVER FALLS RGNL (TVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0657&lon=-96.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9222D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9222D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 32 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770725025429A

## Narrative

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

NO BIENNIAL REV.NOT UNDER SUPV OF CFI. CL 3 MEO CERT EXPIRED.ANNUAL AC INSP OVERDUE.

## 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 MKC77FER66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER66), Jul 25, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N9222D), Thief River, MN, 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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