# NTSB CHI66F0328: Piper PA-16, N5668H, White Cloud, MI, September 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1965
- Place: White Cloud, MI · WHITE CLOUD, MI
- Location: 43.5575° N, 85.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Cloud, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5575&lon=-85.7743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0328

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0602  65/9/23  NR.WHITE CLOUD MICH   PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 700
        TIME - 1130                    N5668H              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE CLOUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE NO.1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE P/N 66081.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5668H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: White Cloud

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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