# NTSB CHI67F0031: Piper PA-12, N2457M, Windfall, IN, May 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1966
- Place: Windfall, IN · WINDFALL, IN
- Location: 40.3631° N, 85.9564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windfall, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3631&lon=-85.9564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1466  66/5/27    WINDFALL IND        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 262
        TIME - 0810                    N2457M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDFALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STRAPS AT TOP END OF LEFT GEAR STRUT FAILED, EVIDENCE OF OLD BREAK ON LOWER OF THE TWO STRAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2457M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457M-1968-10-22), registration cancelled 1968-10-22, S/N 12-1542 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windfall

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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