# NTSB CHI67F0404: Piper PA-32, N3829W, Pontiac, MI, January 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1967
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0052   67/1/2    PONTIAC MICH        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N3829W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR SAW SNOWBANK,TOLD STUDENT TO ADD POWER,DELAYED TOO LONG WHEN STUDENT FAILED TO COMPLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3829W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pontiac Muni.

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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