- Date
- February 1, 1976
- Place
- Thief Riv Fls, MN · THIEF RIV FLS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1672APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760201001439A
- Case key
- 152179
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0108 76/2/1 THIEF RIV FLS,MN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 94 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N1672A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH ST PAUL,MN THIEF RIV FLS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- LNDD ON SNOW CVRD RD.3 FT HI SNOWBANK EACH SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1672A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1672ARegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2019 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.