# Accident 19790204002249A: Piper PA22150, Tonka Bay, MN, February 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Tonka Bay, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9144° N, 93.5855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonka Bay, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9144&lon=-93.5855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7444D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7444D) (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 PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 305 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204002249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DRIFTED SNOW ON LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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