# NTSB CHI69D0330: Piper PA-23, N1064P, Northbrook, IL, September 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1968
- Place: Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Location: 42.1287° N, 87.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northbrook, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1287&lon=-87.8352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0330
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0330

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4761  68/9/24    NORTHBROOK,ILL      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N1064P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 3187 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG LINK FAILED AT BOLT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1064P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1064P-2008-08-18), registration cancelled 2008-08-18, S/N 23-74, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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