# Accident 19890929037179A: Piper PA22150, St Charles, MN, September 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: St Charles, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9597° N, 92.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9597&lon=-92.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7844D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7844D-1993-04-06) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037179A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AT NIGHT FROM PRIVATE STRIP LIT BY AUTO LIGHTS. LOST CONTROL, STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MKC89FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA201), Sep 30, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N7844D), St. Charles, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB DURING A NIGHT TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: AN OUT-OF-C.G AIRPLANE, TAKEOFF WITH ONLY ONE MAGNETO OPERATING; AND THE LIMITED VISION OF…

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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