# NTSB CHI68F0255: Piper PA-28, N622W, Alpena, MI, July 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1967
- Place: Alpena, MI · ALPENA, MI
- Location: 45.0740° N, 83.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpena, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0740&lon=-83.4429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0255

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2638  67/7/23  NR.ALPENA,MICH.       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 340
        TIME - 1405                    N622W               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 339 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUGENE HOPPE STRP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N622W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eugene Hoppe Strp

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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