# Accident 19791120033309A: Piper PA22108, Middle River, MN, November 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Middle River, MN
- Airport: Honker Flats
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5389° N, 95.9520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Honker Flats Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5389&lon=-95.9520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5035Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 92 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120033309A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWDRIFT WHILE LANDING AND NOSED OVER. RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 4 INCHES OF FROZEN SNOW.

## 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 MKC80DER11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER11), Nov 20, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5035Z), Middle River, 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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