# NTSB NYC66F0351: Piper PA-23, N4491P, Princeton, NJ, November 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1965
- Place: Princeton, NJ · PRINCETON, NJ
- Location: 40.3582° N, 74.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3582&lon=-74.6667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0351
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0351

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3238   65/11/6   PRINCETON NJ        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1546
        TIME - 1112                    N4491P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK P/N 16667-00 BENT PRECLUDING NOSE GEAR FROM BEING FULLY LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4491P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Princeton

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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