# NTSB CHI65F0165: Howard DGA-15, N1335M, Almont, MI, May 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1965
- Place: Almont, MI · ALMONT, MI
- Location: 42.9208° N, 83.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almont, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9208&lon=-83.0435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0956   65/5/8    ALMONT MICH         HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 223
        TIME - 1530                    N1335M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1335M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1335M), registered now, S/N 29510, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA-15
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Almont

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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