FTW67F0507

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Okla.City, OK · March 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1967
Place
Okla.City, OK · OKLA.CITY, OK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2194PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117976

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0941  67/3/24    OKLA.CITY,OKLA      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 500
        TIME - 1910                    N2194P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXPRESSWAY JUNCT.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- PAX SLEEVE CAUGHT ON DOOR HANDLE CAUSING DOOR TO OPEN IN FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2194P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Expressway Junct.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.