# NTSB CHI68F0529: Piper PA-24, N7636P, Manistee, MI, December 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1967
- Place: Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0529
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0529

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0988  67/12/31   MANISTEE,MICH       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2534
        TIME - 0053                    N7636P              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKER-MANISTEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              22
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- STARTING TURN TO FINAL APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7636P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7636P-1971-12-03), registration cancelled 1971-12-03, S/N 24-2848 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blacker-Manistee

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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