# NTSB CHI66F0358: Piper PA-22, N5143Z, Au Train, MI, July 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1965
- Place: Au Train, MI · AU TRAIN, MI
- Location: 46.4302° N, 86.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Au Train, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4302&lon=-86.8368&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 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2881   65/7/3    AU TRAIN MICH       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE Z , UNK/NR
        TIME - 1430                    N5143Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AU TRAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5143Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5143Z), registered now, S/N 22-8789 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Au Train

## Other investigations on N5143Z (2)

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 CHI75FEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM24), Jan 27, 1975: Piper PA-22 (N5143Z), Marquette, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0331), Jan 23, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5143Z), Marquette, MI, substantial damage

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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