# Accident 19880905036959A: Piper PA22150, Cohasset, MN, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cohasset, MN
- Airport: Righter Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2597° N, 93.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2597&lon=-93.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7222D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7222D-1992-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 54 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL APPROACH TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP. COLLISION WITH TREES SHEARED OFF RIGHT MAIN. HIT NOSE LOW.

## 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 CHI88DER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER13), Sep 5, 1988: Piper PA-22-150 (N7222D), Cohasset, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PIC TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH IN ORDER TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH OF HIS FINAL APPROACH.

## Other reports on N7222D (1)

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

- [Accident 19741202042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202042879A), Dec 2, 1974: Piper PA22150 (N7222D), Marshall, 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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