# Accident 19731112037969A: Piper PA23, Colby, KS, November 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1973
- Place: Colby, KS
- Airport: Colby Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 39.3833° N, 101.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colby, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3833&lon=-101.0460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3237P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3237P-2012-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 25 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731112037969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LDG GR RETRACTED TAXIING TO TAKE OFF.RETRACTION EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC74FCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ18), Nov 12, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N3237P), Colby, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3237P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110708014479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110708014479I), Jul 8, 2011: Piper PA-23-150 (N3237P), Lone Rock, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up on runway 27 in clear weather. Pilot reported that he was distracted by tech school training activity on the taxiway and forgot to put…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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