# NTSB CHI70D0293: Piper PA-22, N5552Z, Cadillac, MI, October 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1969
- Place: Cadillac, MI · CADILLAC, MI
- Location: 44.2466° N, 85.4323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cadillac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2466&lon=-85.4323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4223  69/10/18   CADILLAC,MICH       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 161
        TIME - 1350                    N5552Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CADILLAC MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OWOSSO,MICH                 OWOSSO,MICH                  CADILLAC,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           56                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LND RWY 25,WIND GUSTING 23K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5552Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5552Z), registered now, S/N 229344 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cadillac Muni

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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