# NTSB CHI66F0380: Piper PA-16, N5900H, Blissfield, MI, October 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1965
- Place: Blissfield, MI · BLISSFIELD, MI
- Location: 41.8303° N, 83.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blissfield, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8303&lon=-83.8617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0380
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0380

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3049  65/10/19   BLISSFIELD MICH     PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N5900H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5900H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5900H-2023-10-17), registration cancelled 2023-10-17, S/N 16-520, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (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: Betz

## Other investigations on N5900H (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 NYC03WA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03WA100), Apr 25, 2003: Piper PA-16 (N5900H), Saint Girons, France, 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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