# NTSB CHI66F0490: Piper PA-16, N6808K, Union Lake, MI, January 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1966
- Place: Union Lake, MI · UNION LAKE, MI
- Location: 42.6148° N, 83.4469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6148&lon=-83.4469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0490

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0001   66/1/1  NR.UNION LAKE MICH    PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 300
        TIME - 1200                    N6808K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6808K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6808K-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 16-637, built 1948 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richardson Field

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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