# NTSB MKC75DER32: Piper PA-22, N7222D, Marshall, MN, December 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1974
- Place: Marshall, MN · MARSHALL, MN
- Location: 44.4491° N, 95.7892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4491&lon=-95.7892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4168   74/12/2   MARSHALL,MINN       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N7222D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,MINN               BEATRICE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7222D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7222D-1992-12-30), registration cancelled 1992-12-30, S/N 225047 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marshall Muni

## 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 19741202042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202042879A), Dec 2, 1974: Piper PA22150, Marshall, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7222D (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.

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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