# NTSB CHI66F0185: Piper PA-28, N9060W, Culver, IN, August 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1965
- Place: Culver, IN · CULVER, IN
- Location: 41.2166° N, 86.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2166&lon=-86.4243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2456  65/8/18    CULVER IND          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 167
        TIME - 1130                    N9060W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9060W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9060W), registered now, S/N 28-10655, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Culver

## Other investigations on N9060W (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 CHI02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA106), Mar 31, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N9060W), Fulton, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to excessive clearance of the connecting rod bearing resulting in engine seizure. A related factor was the muddy field.

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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