# NTSB UNK64X2795: Piper PA12, N1771P, Gordon, NE, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: Gordon, NE · GORDON, NE
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2795
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2795

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2044  64/7/12    GORDON NEB          PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 190
        TIME - 1050                    N1771P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GORDON MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR MOUNT FAILED EVIDENCE OF OLD CRACK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1771P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1771P), registered now, S/N 22-2543, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Gordon Municipal

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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