# NTSB CHI66F0571: Piper PA-23, N5655Y, Dowagiac, MI, February 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1966
- Place: Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
- Location: 41.9834° N, 86.1128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dowagiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9834&lon=-86.1128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0571
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0571

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5655Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5655Y-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 27-2771, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cass County

## Other investigations on N5655Y (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 CHI66F0475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0475-174674), Dec 26, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5655Y), Muncie, IN, 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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