# NTSB FTW66F0294: Piper PA-23, N5206Y, Temple, TX, August 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1965
- Place: Temple, TX · TEMPLE, TX
- Location: 31.0982° N, 97.3428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0982&lon=-97.3428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0294

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2563  65/8/24    TEMPLE TEX          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 6255
        TIME - 1200                    N5206Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAUGHON-MILLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5206Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5206Y), registered now, S/N 27-2254, 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: Draughon-Miller

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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