# NTSB FTW67F0507: Piper PA-23, N2194P, Okla.City, OK, March 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1967
- Place: Okla.City, OK · OKLA.CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0507
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0507

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0941  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2194P-1972-05-15), registration cancelled 1972-05-15, S/N 23-804 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Expressway Junct.

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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