# NTSB DIA69F0131: Piper PA-23, N1432P, Carrboro, NC, January 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1969
- Place: Carrboro, NC · CARRBORO, NC
- Location: 35.9262° N, 79.0870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9262&lon=-79.0870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1614  69/1/19    CARRBORO,NC         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1058
        TIME - 1728                    N1432P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAPEL HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L GEN CIRCUIT BREAKER IN,R OUT.ACFT SOLD FOR SALVAGE,ELECTRICAL SYS COULD NOT BE EVALUATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1432P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chapel Hill

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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