# Accident 19790316008969A: Piper PA22, Spencer, ID, March 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3678° N, 112.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3678&lon=-112.1843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4740A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4740A-1981-02-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 552 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316008969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A HILL. PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 SEA79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA026), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N4740A), Spencer, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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