# NTSB CHI66F0123: Piper PA-24, N6051P, Benton Harbor, MI, July 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1965
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI · BENTON HARBOR, MI
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2007  65/7/21    BENTON HARBR MICH   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1800
        TIME - 1600                    N6051P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SMOKE IN COCKPIT FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6051P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ross

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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