# NTSB CHI69D0385: Piper PA-24, N779RH, Lapeer, MI, December 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1968
- Place: Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Location: 43.0452° N, 83.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lapeer, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0452&lon=-83.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0385

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4177   68/12/1   LAPEER,MICH         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 227
        TIME - 1455                    N779RH              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPONT-LAPEER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- T/O FROM ROAD AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LNDG DUE TO WX
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N779RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer

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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