# NTSB CHI67F0521: Piper PA-28, N6796W, Lansing, MI, March 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1967
- Place: Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0521

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0939  67/3/24    LANSING,MICH        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0955                    N6796W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6796W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6796W-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 28-20927, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Capital City

## Other investigations on N6796W (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 CHI80FEP44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP44), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6796W), Collins, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0281), Sep 30, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N6796W), Alma, 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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