# NTSB IAD70D0055: Piper PA-22, N891A, Advance, NC, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Advance, NC · ADVANCE, NC
- Location: 35.9458° N, 80.3922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Advance, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9458&lon=-80.3922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3875  69/8/30    ADVANCE,NC          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 321
        TIME - 1515                    N891A               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAWBERRY HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               ADVANCE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- L GR RADIUS BRACE TUBE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N891A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891A-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 22-192, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strawberry Hill

## Other investigations on N891A (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 ANC82DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA060), Jul 17, 1982: Piper PA-22 (N891A), 65 Mi.Ene Of Mc, AK, 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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