# Accident 19811106072009A: Piper PA22160, Missoula, MT, November 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Johnson Bell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9704D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9704D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 0 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106072009A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS CHECKING OUT PILOT ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A TAIL DRAGGER. RAISED TAIL ON TAKEOFF, LOST CONTROL.

## 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 DEN82FTI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI06), Nov 6, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N9704D), Missoula, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9704D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010616039629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616039629A), Jun 16, 2001: Piper PA22160 (N9704D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 16, 2001, at approximately 1515 adt, a wheel equipped Piper PA-22, N97040, was involved in a landing accident at the lake Hood strip, Alaska. The…

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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