# NTSB CHI66F0763: Piper PA-23, N2189P, Michigan City, IN, May 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1966
- Place: Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0763
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0763

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1298  66/5/18    MICHIGAN CITY IND   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2189P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 488 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIGAN CITY MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2189P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2189P-2015-05-18), registration cancelled 2015-05-18, S/N 23-798, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (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: Michigan City Mun

## Other investigations on N2189P (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 NYC96FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA126), Jun 14, 1996: Piper PA-23-150 (N2189P), Cortland, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot failure to maintain directional control of the airplane which resulted in the airplane striking trees. Contributing factors were the pilot's spatial disorientation, dark night conditions,…
- [NTSB CHI69F0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0121), Aug 4, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N2189P), Cincinnati, OH, 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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