# NTSB CHI68F0328: Piper PA-22, N6999B, Wabash, IN, September 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1967
- Place: Wabash, IN · WABASH, IN
- Location: 40.8028° N, 85.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-85.8292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0328

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3515  67/9/24    WABASH,IND          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N6999B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WABASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6999B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6999B), registered now, S/N 22-4139, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wabash

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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