# NTSB MKC69D0355: Piper PA-22, N7801D, Grimes, IA, March 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1969
- Place: Grimes, IA · GRIMES, IA
- Location: 41.6777° N, 93.8022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grimes, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6777&lon=-93.8022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0355
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0355-190842

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0467   69/3/1    GRIMES,IOWA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 104
        TIME - 1600                    N7801D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7801D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7801D), registered now, S/N 22-5445, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Dodge

## Other investigations on N7801D (2)

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 ANC87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA085), Jun 30, 1987: Piper PA-22 (N7801D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP54), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N7801D), Howard, WI, substantial damage

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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