# Accident 19781226043779A: Piper PA22, Bricelyn,Mn, MN, December 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1978
- Place: Bricelyn,Mn, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.5607° N, 93.8131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bricelyn, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5607&lon=-93.8131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7133B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133B-1980-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 145 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226043779A

## Narrative

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

EMERG LDG IN SNOW COVERED FLD.

## 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 MKC79DER16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER16), Dec 26, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N7133B), Bricelyn, 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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