# Accident 19801006048629A: Piper PA22150, Waterville, WA, October 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1980, 06:15 local time
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6480° N, 120.0707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6480&lon=-120.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7710D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7710D-2013-05-09) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006048629A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON UNAUTHORIZED NIGHT CROSSCOUNTRY HAD EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO MAIN BEARING FAILURE AD NOT DONE.

## 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 SEA81FYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP01), Oct 6, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N7710D), Waterville, WA, 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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