# NTSB DEN70D0111: Piper PA-23, N1034P, Greeley, CO, September 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1969
- Place: Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3963   69/9/8    GREELEY,COLO        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N1034P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 2314 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,COLO                LOCAL
        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- L GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1034P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1034P-1974-01-16), registration cancelled 1974-01-16, S/N 23-36 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weld County

## Other investigations on N1034P (2)

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 DEN74DTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE28), Nov 6, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N1034P), Greeley, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0234), Jan 10, 1969: Piper PA-23 (N1034P), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

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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