# NTSB CHI69F0220: Piper PA-22, N6939B, Mecosta, MI, August 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1968
- Place: Mecosta, MI · MECOSTA, MI
- Location: 43.6181° N, 85.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mecosta, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6181&lon=-85.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0220

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3028  68/8/31    MECOSTA,MICH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N6939B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MECOSTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FLD LISTED FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY.RNWY UPSLOPE,ROUGH,SOFT SPOTS,OF MINIMAL LENGTH FOR PA-22 ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6939B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6939B-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 22-4218, built 1956 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mecosta

## Other investigations on N6939B (2)

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 CHI96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA096), Feb 24, 1996: Piper PA-22-150 (N6939B), Bourbon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination in the fuel, and an inadequate preflight by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: soft terrain in the emergency landing area, and an improper soft field landing…
- [NTSB CHI82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA167), May 16, 1982: Piper PA-22-150 (N6939B), Harrison, MI, substantial damage

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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