# NTSB DEN66D0013: Piper PA-23, N5272Y, Antelope Wells, TX, June 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1965
- Place: Antelope Wells, TX · ANTELOPE WELLS, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1452  65/6/19  NR.ANTELOPE WELLS TX  PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1900
        TIME - 1400                    N5272Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5272Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5272Y-1995-09-30), registration cancelled 1995-09-30, S/N 272337 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5272Y (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 FTW93LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA170), May 27, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N5272Y), Searcy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL POWER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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