CHI66F0478

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · East St Louis, IL · November 22, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1965
Place
East St Louis, IL · EAST ST LOUIS, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3205PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174805

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3568  65/11/22   EAST ST LOUIS ILL   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 500
        TIME - 1830                    N3205P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N3205P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakeside

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.