# NTSB NYC69F0201: Piper PA-28, N8809W, Canandaigua, NY, September 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1968
- Place: Canandaigua, NY · CANANDAIGUA, NY
- Location: 42.8890° N, 77.2803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canandaigua, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8890&lon=-77.2803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0201

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3639  68/9/22    CANANDAIGUA,NY      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 271
        TIME - 0955                    N8809W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR SHOCK STRUT PISTON FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8809W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8809W-2002-08-14), registration cancelled 2002-08-14, S/N 28-10354, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aldridge

## Other investigations on N8809W (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 NYC00LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA221), Aug 8, 2000: Piper PA28-235 (N8809W), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's delayed remedial action.

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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