# NTSB CHI67F0044: Piper PA-25, N61432, Nfennville, MI, June 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1966
- Place: Nfennville, MI · NFENNVILLE, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1503  66/6/11    NFENNVILLE MICH     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 399
        TIME - 2045                    N61432              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- CRACK IN FUEL CELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N61432 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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