# NTSB CHI70F0253: Piper PA-32, N3688W, Mackinaw Cty, MI, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Mackinaw Cty, MI · MACKINAW CTY, MI
- Location: 45.7839° N, 84.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mackinaw City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7839&lon=-84.7566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3928  69/9/14    MACKINAW CTY,MICH   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 483
        TIME - 1735                    N3688W              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKINAW CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND MARAIS,MICH           PONTIAC,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ENTERED HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3688W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3688W-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N 32-598, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mackinaw City

## Other investigations on N3688W (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 ERA12LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA180), Feb 14, 2012: Piper PA-32-260 (N3688W), Amory, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision-making, including his inadequate weather evaluation and his delayed diversion to a closer airport, which resulted in a total loss…
- [NTSB CHI70D0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0346), Nov 30, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3688W), Pontiac, MI, 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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