# NTSB CHI70D0229: Piper PA-24, N9213P, Onstead, MI, September 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1969
- Place: Onstead, MI · ONSTEAD, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0229
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0229

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3908  69/9/11    ONSTEAD,MICH        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 914
        TIME - 1530                    N9213P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 427 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOAR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADRIAN,MICH                 ONSTEAD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9213P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213P-1989-08-02), registration cancelled 1989-08-02, S/N 244709 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Loar Field

## Other investigations on N9213P (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 ANC89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA088), Jun 10, 1989: Piper PA-24 (N9213P), Naked Island, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
- [NTSB MIA85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA257), Sep 16, 1985: Piper PA-24-260 (N9213P), Leesburg, FL, 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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