# NTSB FTW78FPG02: Piper PA-23E, N63951, Little Rock, AR, October 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1978
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2929   78/10/2   LITTLE ROCK,AR      PIPER PA-23E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1900
        TIME - 1800                    N63951              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1265 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEO,AR                      LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63951](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63951), registered now, S/N 27-7854083, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23E
- 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: Adams Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781002031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002031109A), Oct 2, 1978: Piper PA23, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage

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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