# NTSB CHI69D0160: Piper PA-24, N5938P, Marlette, MI, August 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1968
- Place: Marlette, MI · MARLETTE, MI
- Location: 43.3264° N, 83.0805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3264&lon=-83.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2699  68/8/10    MARLETTE,MICH       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 100
        TIME - 1710                    N5938P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5938P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5938P-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 24-1028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marlette

## Other investigations on N5938P (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 MIA69A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0081), May 30, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N5938P), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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