# NTSB MKC73FCJ22: Piper PA-34, N4523T, Ogallala, NE, November 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1972
- Place: Ogallala, NE · OGALLALA, NE
- Location: 41.1296° N, 101.7207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogallala, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1296&lon=-101.7207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1164   72/11/9   OGALLALA,NEBR       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N4523T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 9059 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            31 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARLE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGALLALA,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- NOSE GR AFT DRAG LINK BOLT PULLED FROM ATTACH FITTING ON GR MOUNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4523T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4523T-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 34-7250124, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Searle Field

## Other investigations on N4523T (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 MIA72AM088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM088), Mar 1, 1972: Piper PA-34 (N4523T), Cartersville, GA, 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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