# NTSB CHI65D0176: Piper PA-30, N7113Y, Menominee, MI, March 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1965
- Place: Menominee, MI · MENOMINEE, MI
- Location: 45.1234° N, 87.6235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menominee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1234&lon=-87.6235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0977  65/3/23    MENOMINEE MICH      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4360
        TIME - 1730                    N7113Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMOMINEE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FROZEN SLUSH JAMMED GEAR IN WHEEL WELLS.
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7113Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memominee County

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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