# NTSB CHI72FEC13: Piper PA-22, N8705C, Marine City, MI, September 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1971
- Place: Marine City, MI · MARINE CITY, MI
- Location: 42.7143° N, 82.5028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marine City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7143&lon=-82.5028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3705  71/9/14    MARINE CITY,MICH    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8705C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARINE CITY,MICH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- AVOIDING TREES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8705C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8705C), registered now, S/N 22-1363, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marine City

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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