- Date
- July 25, 1977
- Place
- Thief River, MN · THIEF RIVER, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9222DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770725025429A
- Case key
- 145817
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2466 77/7/25 THIEF RIVER,MN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 35 TOTAL TIME - 0200 N9222D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF RIVER,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NO BFR.NOT UNDER SPVR OF CFI.AUTO GAS FD IN TKS.ANNUAL ACFT INSP OVERDUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9222D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thief River Falls
N9222DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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