# NTSB CHI69D0615: Piper PA-22, N6863B, East Lansing, MI, April 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1969
- Place: East Lansing, MI · EAST LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7489° N, 84.4824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7489&lon=-84.4824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0615
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0615

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1148  69/4/27    EAST LANSING,MICH   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 800
        TIME - 1010                    N6863B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND 13K GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6863B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863B-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 22-4163 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis

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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