# NTSB SEA78FYA01: Piper PA-22, N9700D, Murphy, ID, October 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Murphy, ID · MURPHY, ID
- Location: 43.2121° N, 116.5485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murphy, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2121&lon=-116.5485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3586   77/10/5 NR.MURPHY,ID          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 206
        TIME - 1800                    N9700D              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALDWELL,ID                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES AT EST 28-50FT ABOVE SNAKE RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9700D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9700D-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 22-6610 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771005030959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005030959A), Oct 5, 1977: Piper PA22160, Murphy, ID, Substantial damage. Hit wires at EST 28-50FT above snake river.

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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