# NTSB CHI79DEC08: Piper PA-28R, N33867, Napoleon, MI, December 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1978
- Place: Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
- Location: 42.1645° N, 84.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napoleon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1645&lon=-84.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3782  78/12/25   NAPOLEON,MI         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 163
        TIME - 2230                    N33867              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAULE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOSTORIA,OH                 NAPOLEON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FLATBED TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33867](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33867), registered now, S/N 28R-7535209, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maule Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781225040409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781225040409A), Dec 25, 1978: Piper PA28R200, Napoleon, MI, Substantial damage. Flatbed truck.

## Other investigations on N33867 (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 IAD77FLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ34), Aug 22, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N33867), Beaufort, NC, 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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