# Accident 19780122002979A: Piper PA22, Wallowa, OR, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Wallowa, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 45.5704° N, 117.5285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallowa, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5704&lon=-117.5285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7244D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244D-2022-11-05) (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 PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 180 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122002979A

## Narrative

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

NO WEA CK. RAN INTO SNOW SHOWERS ERROUTE.

## 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 SEA78DYM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM17), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N7244D), Wallowa, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7244D (1)

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

- [Accident 19730421014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421014529A), Apr 21, 1973: Piper PA22150 (N7244D), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Plt atmtd to turn acft to avoid going ovr bank

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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