# Accident 19861213067509A: Piper PA22160, Mcgrath, MN, December 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1986, 23:20 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2394° N, 93.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2394&lon=-93.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9198D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9198D-2013-07-09) (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 O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,730 total, 4,679 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861213067509A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOR WEATHER. VFR PILOT FAILED TO AVOID DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## 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 CHI87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA049), Dec 14, 1986: Piper PA-22-150 (N9198D), Mcgrath, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9198D (2)

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

- [Incident 19950222005169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950222005169I), Feb 22, 1995: Piper PA22160 (N9198D), Dickinson, ND. Narrative: while enroute to Dickinson, ND the pilot stated that the engine began to lose power. An emergency landing was made on a road 20 miles NE of…
- [Incident 19891006039509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006039509I), Oct 6, 1989: Piper PA22160 (N9198D), Bemidji, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft hit a deer on landing rollout.

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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