# NTSB MIA68F0214: Piper PA-23, N377DW, Dorado Beach, PR, October 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1967
- Place: Dorado Beach, PR · DORADO BEACH, PR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3585   67/10/3   DORADO BEACH,PR     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5500
        TIME - 1205                    N377DW              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DORADO BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY WAS BENT. NOSE GEAR MICRO SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N377DW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377DW), registered now, S/N 27-3063, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dorado Beach

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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