CHI67F0595

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Houghton Lk, MI · April 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1967
Place
Houghton Lk, MI · HOUGHTON LK, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3441ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117622

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1221  67/4/16    HOUGHTON LK, MICH   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 763
        TIME - 1600                    N3441Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 548 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUGHTON LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON CLOSED AIRFIELD, PROPERLY MARKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3441Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Houghton Lake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.