# Accident 19771005030959A: Piper PA22160, Murphy, ID, October 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Murphy, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.2121° N, 116.5485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murphy, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2121&lon=-116.5485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9700D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9700D-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 123 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005030959A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES AT EST 28-50FT ABOVE SNAKE RIVER.

## 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 SEA78FYA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA01), Oct 5, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N9700D), Murphy, ID, destroyed

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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