# NTSB DEN76FQA25: Piper PA-23, N5366Y, Albuquerque, NM, November 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1975
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3217  75/11/14   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1000
        TIME - 1230                    N5366Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              TRUTH OR CONS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- MAIN GEARS COLLAPSED.NOSE GEAR DID NOT.NO CAUSE FOUND FOR MALFUNCTION.ZERO HRS SINCE 100HR INSP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5366Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alameda

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751114035779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751114035779A), Nov 14, 1975: Piper PA23250, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Main gears collapsed. Nose gear did not. No cause found for malfunction. Zero hrs since 100HR insp.

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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