# NTSB CHI71DBJ30: Piper PA-28, N418HP, Cedar Lake, MI, September 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1970
- Place: Cedar Lake, MI · CEDAR LAKE, MI
- Location: 43.4061° N, 84.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4061&lon=-84.9750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3809  70/9/23    CEDAR LAKE,MICH     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N418HP              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR LAKE,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DID NOT CHK RWY CONDS FLWG HEAVY RAIN.NOSE GR HIT SOFT SPOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N418HP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418HP-1990-07-20), registration cancelled 1990-07-20, S/N 2820658 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Lake

## Other investigations on N418HP (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 CHI71FBJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ67), Apr 9, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N418HP), Riverdale, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FBJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ47), Dec 15, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N418HP), Greenville, 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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