# NTSB DEN67D0114: Piper PA-23, N3453P, Artesia, NM, June 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1966
- Place: Artesia, NM · ARTESIA, NM
- Location: 32.8517° N, 104.4237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Artesia, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8517&lon=-104.4237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2608  66/6/11    ARTESIA N MEX       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1874
        TIME - 1330                    N3453P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTESIA MUNI
        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: N3453P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Artesia Muni

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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