# NTSB MKC79FER21: Piper PA-22, N744D, Tonka Bay, MN, February 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1979
- Place: Tonka Bay, MN · TONKA BAY, MN
- Location: 44.9144° N, 93.5855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonka Bay, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9144&lon=-93.5855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FER21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0293   79/2/4    TONKA BAY,MN        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 770
        TIME - 1705                    N744D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TONKA BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONKA BAY,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N744D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tonka Bay

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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