# NTSB UNK64X0948: Piper PA23, N3169P, Adrian, MI, March 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1964
- Place: Adrian, MI · ADRIAN, MI
- Location: 41.8988° N, 84.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8988&lon=-84.0448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0948
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0948

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0627  64/3/16    ADRIAN MICH         PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 180
        TIME - 1535                    N3169P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADRIAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT BENT ONE INCH PREVENTING DOWN LOCK FROM SEATING FULLY. REASON UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3169P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3169P-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 23-1104, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adrian

## Other investigations on N3169P (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 CHI66F0455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0455), Nov 29, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N3169P), Ionia, MI, 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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