# NTSB CHI69I0037: Piper PA-30, N8371Y, Michigan City, IN, October 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1968
- Place: Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0011   68/10/1   MICHIGAN CITY,IND   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N8371Y              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 27, 3626 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIGAN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8371Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8371Y), registered now, S/N 30-1522, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Michigan City

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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