# NTSB LAX71DUJ95: Piper PA-23, N3453P, Nogales, AZ, May 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1971
- Place: Nogales, AZ · NOGALES, AZ
- Location: 31.3619° N, 110.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nogales, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3619&lon=-110.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ95

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0179  71/5/10    NOGALES,ARIZ        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N3453P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOGALES,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY SEVERED IN ACTUATOR LINK ATCHMNT AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3453P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nogales

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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