# NTSB CHI71FBA29: Piper PA-23, N470TA, Zionsville, IN, February 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1971
- Place: Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.9509° N, 86.2619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zionsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9509&lon=-86.2619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0701  71/2/18    ZIONSVILLE,IND      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1337
        TIME - 1530                    N470TA              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNCIE,IND                  ZIONSVILLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DWN LOCK IMPROPERLY RIGGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N470TA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Terry 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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