# NTSB DEN82FTI06: Piper PA-22, N9704D, Missoula, MT, November 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1981
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3210   81/11/6   MISSOULA,MT         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1535                    N9704D              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-BELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 MISSOULA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9704D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9704D), registered now, S/N 22-6615, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson-Bell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811106072009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106072009A), Nov 6, 1981: Piper PA22160, Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Instructor was checking out pilot on his first flight in a tail dragger. Raised tail on takeoff, lost control.

## Other investigations on N9704D (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 ANC01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA069), Jun 16, 2001: Piper PA-22 (N9704D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery, and his failure to correct for torque/P-factor during an aborted landing.

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.

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