# NTSB CHI70DBJ17: Piper PA-22, N2747P, Schoolcraft, MI, March 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1970
- Place: Schoolcraft, MI · SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
- Location: 42.1169° N, 85.6337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schoolcraft, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1169&lon=-85.6337&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 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1573  70/3/29    SCHOOLCRAFT,MICH    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N2747P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOWALSKI STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE RIVERS,MICH           SCHOOLCRAFT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- 1700FT STRIP CLRD APRX 20FT WIDE,LNDD DWNWND DUE TREES ON WEST END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2747P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2747P), registered now, S/N 22-3054, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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: Kowalski Strip

## Other investigations on N2747P (1)

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 ANC88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA089), Jul 12, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N2747P), North Pole, AK, 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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