# NTSB CHI69D0114: Piper PA-24, N5486P, Trout Lake, MI, July 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1968
- Place: Trout Lake, MI · TROUT LAKE, MI
- Location: 46.1936° N, 85.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trout Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1936&lon=-85.0190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2330  68/7/18    TROUT LAKE,MICH     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 235
        TIME - 1345                    N5486P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/O FROM NARROW,SOFT STRIP OF MARGINAL LENGTH. PLT ABORTED,UNABLE TO CLEAR HIGH TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5486P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5486P), registered now, S/N 24-547, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5486P (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 CHI75FEI40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI40), Mar 28, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N5486P), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

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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