# NTSB CHI67F0576: Piper PA-24, N5483P, Ann Arbor, MI, April 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1967
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0576
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0576

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4703   67/4/5    ANN ARBOR,MICH      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 633
        TIME - 0910                    N5483P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT PRE-LOADING OF THE NOSE GR EXTENSION LINK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5483P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5483P-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 24-543, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ann Arbor

## Other investigations on N5483P (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 CHI90DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DET01), Nov 23, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5483P), Decatur, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY, INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN…

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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