# Accident 19800318006829A: Piper PA22135, Hibbing, MN, March 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3757A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3757A-1980-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 167 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FER29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800318006829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN SNOW COVERED DITCH. FLIPPED OVER, FOUND ICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL STRAINER.

## 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 MKC80FER29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER29), Mar 18, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N3757A), Floodwater, 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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