# NTSB CHI71AC001: Piper PA-20, N1564A, Mikado, MI, July 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1970
- Place: Mikado, MI · MIKADO, MI
- Location: 44.5908° N, 83.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mikado, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5908&lon=-83.4227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0662   70/7/6    MIKADO,MICH         PIPER PA-20         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1341                    N1564A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 3522 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,MICH               LUZERNE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1564A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1564A-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 20-767 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1564A (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 NYC67D0323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0323), Oct 2, 1966: Piper PA-20 (N1564A), Finleyville, PA, 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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