# NTSB CHI72DEM55: Piper PA-30, N7878Y, Caspian, MI, March 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1972
- Place: Caspian, MI · CASPIAN, MI
- Location: 46.0653° N, 88.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caspian, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0653&lon=-88.6266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEM55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEM55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1528  72/3/12    CASPIAN,MICH        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N7878Y              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 56, 1621 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            403 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAMBAUGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPIAN,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT SNOWBANK,L MN GR SEPARATED.GO-AROUND,LNDD GROUND LOOPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7878Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7878Y-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N 30963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stambaugh

## Other investigations on N7878Y (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 CHI74AC024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC024), Sep 21, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N7878Y), Florence, WI, destroyed, 6 fatal
- [NTSB CHI68F0737](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0737), May 3, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N7878Y), Ann Arbor, 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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