# NTSB MKC80DER11: Piper PA-22, N5035Z, Middle River, MN, November 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1979
- Place: Middle River, MN · MIDDLE RIVER, MN
- Location: 48.4348° N, 96.1617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middle River, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4348&lon=-96.1617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3065  79/11/20   MIDDLE RIVER,MN     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 130
        TIME - 1600                    N5035Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONKER FLATS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THIEF RIVER,MN              MIDDLE RIVER,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON RWY COVERED W 4 IN OF HARD SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5035Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5035Z), registered now, S/N 22-8653, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Honker Flats

## 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 19791120033309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120033309A), Nov 20, 1979: Piper PA22108, Middle River, MN, Substantial damage. Struck a snowdrift while landing and nosed over. Runway was covered with 4 inches of frozen snow.

## Other investigations on N5035Z (3)

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 MKC66D0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0063), Jun 13, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5035Z), Topeka, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2899](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2899), Jul 18, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5035Z), Topeka, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1317), Apr 14, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5035Z), Topeka, KS, 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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