# NTSB CHI67F0437: Piper PA-22, N7055D, Bay City, MI, January 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1967
- Place: Bay City, MI · BAY CITY, MI
- Location: 43.5901° N, 83.8884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5901&lon=-83.8884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0437

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0038   67/1/5    BAY CITY,MICH       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 114
        TIME - 1620                    N7055D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMES CLEMENTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR INOP-MOISTURE FROZEN IN PITOT HEAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7055D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7055D-1973-08-10), registration cancelled 1973-08-10, S/N 22-4952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: James Clements

## Other investigations on N7055D (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 CHI66F0207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0207), Sep 6, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N7055D), Flushing, MI, 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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