# NTSB CHI69F0292: Piper J-3, N28033, Riverdale, MI, September 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1968
- Place: Riverdale, MI · RIVERDALE, MI
- Location: 43.3824° N, 84.8408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverdale, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3824&lon=-84.8408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0292
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0292

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3661  68/9/29    RIVERDALE,MICH      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N28033              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIPPERT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28033 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lippert Field

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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