# NTSB CHI66F0343: Piper PA-22, N834A, Lawrence, MI, October 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1965
- Place: Lawrence, MI · LAWRENCE, MI
- Location: 42.2150° N, 86.0575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrence, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2150&lon=-86.0575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0343

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2953   65/10/5   LAWRENCE MICH       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N834A               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOOTHBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N834A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N834A-1996-03-06), registration cancelled 1996-03-06, S/N 22134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boothby

## Other investigations on N834A (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 CHI96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA008), Oct 15, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N834A), Crawfordsville, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's premature raising of the flaps and the low airspeed.

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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