# NTSB FTW66F0010: Piper PA-23, N5142Y, Spearman, TX, March 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1965
- Place: Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN , TX
- Location: 36.1982° N, 101.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1982&lon=-101.1943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1216  65/3/14    SPEARMAN TEX        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2542
        TIME - 2115                    N5142Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTING LINK BOLT FAILED. NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5142Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142Y-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 27-2173, built 1962 (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: Spearman

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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