# NTSB CHI68F0215: Piper PA-23, N4634P, Grand Haven, MI, July 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1967
- Place: Grand Haven, MI · GRAND HAVEN, MI
- Location: 43.0550° N, 86.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0550&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0215

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2349  67/7/15    GRAND HAVEN, MICH   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N4634P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 26, 2225 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT SHOOTING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4634P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634P-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 27-153, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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: Grand Haven

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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