# Accident 20061220029329A: Piper PA22150, Cheboygan, MI, December 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cheboygan, MI
- Airport: Cheboygan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5319° N, 84.3081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5319&lon=-84.3081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5811D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5811D-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,335 total, 35 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061220029329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 TO 1500 FEET. PILOT TURNED 180 DEGREES TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 9. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 CHI07CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA044), Dec 20, 2006: Piper PA-22-150 (N5811D), Cheyboygan, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the soft terrain encountered during the lanidng.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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