# NTSB DIA68D0082: Piper PA-23, N599M, Morrisville, NC, September 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1967
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3518  67/9/25    MORRISVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 339
        TIME - 1830                    N599M               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LINK ASSEMBLY-NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG BROKEN 1 INCH AFT OF WHERE ACTUATOR ATTACHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N599M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham

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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