# NTSB CHI67A0001: Dehavilland DHC-1B, N1147, La Porte, IN, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: La Porte, IN · LA PORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1159   66/7/1    LA PORTE,IND        DEHAVILLAND DHC-1B  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 402
        TIME - 1952                    N1147               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG CUT OUT DURING ABRUPT PULL UP FROM LOW PASS.INSUFFICIENT ALT FOR SAFE RECOVERY FROM SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1147](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1147-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 171-209, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-1B
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s5) (registry code 2801739) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: La Porte

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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