# NTSB FTW69F0010: Piper PA-23, N6033Y, Alexandria, LA, June 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1968
- Place: Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1448   68/6/5    ALEXANDRIA,LA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N6033Y              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 37, 7730 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUHLOW LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- RT GEAR IMPROPERLY RIGGED,COULD NOT LOCK DOWN. GEAR LTS SHOWED SAFE.ANNUAL INSPECTION 10 HRS PRIOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6033Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6033Y-2020-06-12), registration cancelled 2020-06-12, S/N 27-3218, built 1966 (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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buhlow Lake

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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