# NTSB CHI70FBJ36: Piper PA-30, Grand Haven, MI, June 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1970
- Place: Grand Haven, MI · GRAND HAVEN, MI
- Location: 43.0550° N, 86.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0550&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0008   70/6/9    GRAND HAVEN,MICH    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1240                    CF-VLE              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  60, 19930 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            320 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND HAVEN MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORONTO,CAN                 GRAND HAVEN,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-VLE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Haven Mem

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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