# NTSB CHI69D0567: Piper PA-23, N5157Y, Drummond, MI, March 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1969
- Place: Drummond, MI · DRUMMOND, MI
- Location: 46.0200° N, 83.7311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drummond, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0200&lon=-83.7311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0567
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0567

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0844  69/3/29    DRUMMOND,MICH       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 6447
        TIME - 1630                    N5157Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRUMMOND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR BROKE THRU ICE ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5157Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5157Y), registered now, S/N 27-2196, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Drummond

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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