# NTSB FTW66D0104: Piper PA-23, N5247Y, Herber Springs, AR, June 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1965
- Place: Herber Springs, AR · HERBER SPRINGS, AR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1608  65/6/20    HERBER SPRINGS AR   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 11000
        TIME - 1425                    N5247Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERBER SPRINGS
        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: [N5247Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5247Y-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 27-2301, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herber Springs

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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