# NTSB CHI67F0614: Piper PA-28, N7905W, Brighton, MI, May 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1967
- Place: Brighton, MI · BRIGHTON, MI
- Location: 42.5297° N, 83.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5297&lon=-83.7845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0614
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0614

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1425   67/5/5    BRIGHTON,MICH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N7905W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7905W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7905W-1971-10-12), registration cancelled 1971-10-12, S/N 28-1935 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller Field

## Other investigations on N7905W (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 CHI72AC018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC018), Aug 27, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N7905W), Marshall, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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