# NTSB CHI69D0442: Piper PA-28, N4722L, St.Helen, MI, January 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1969
- Place: St.Helen, MI · ST.HELEN, MI
- Location: 44.3587° N, 84.4118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Helen, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3587&lon=-84.4118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0442
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0442

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0586  69/1/19    ST.HELEN,MICH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N4722L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1501 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            640 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.HELEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRAGGED FLD TO CHASE SNOW MOBILES OFF RNWY. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4722L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Helen

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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