# NTSB CHI65F0147: Piper PA-23, N4865P, Riverdale, MI, April 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1965
- Place: Riverdale, MI · RIVERDALE, MI
- Location: 43.3824° N, 84.8408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverdale, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3824&lon=-84.8408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0874   65/4/2    RIVERDALE MICH      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1909
        TIME - 0700                    N4865P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAHAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR RETRACTING LINK ASSEMBLY.PREVIOUS DAMAGE BY HEAVY DUTY TOW EQUIPMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4865P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strahan

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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