# NTSB DEN67F0135: Piper PA-23, N1094P, Sterling, CO, October 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1966
- Place: Sterling, CO · STERLING, CO
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3008  66/10/24   STERLING COLO       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 4000
        TIME - 1730                    N1094P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 634 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1094P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1094P-2011-03-02), registration cancelled 2011-03-02, S/N 23-103, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crosson

## Other investigations on N1094P (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 FTW85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA014), Oct 16, 1984: Piper PA-23-170 (N1094P), Seguin, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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