# Accident 19941122039139A: Piper PA44180, Thief River Fal, MN, November 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1102° N, 96.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1102&lon=-96.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853ND-1997-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941122039139A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. STUDENT REDUCED POWER OTHER ENGINE FAILED FLARE. LANDED HARD. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI95LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA043), Nov 22, 1994: Piper PA-44 (N853ND), Thief Rvr Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated forced landing. A factor in the accident is the student pilot's improper landing flare.

## Other reports on N853ND (1)

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

- [Accident 19960614046379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614046379A), Jun 14, 1996: N853ND, Grand Forks, ND, No damage. (-23) On 06/14/96 at 1830 CDT, PA44, N853ND, owned by unviversity of north dakota and flown by trevor blackmer, was substantially damaged during a dual…

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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