# NTSB LAX67D0374: Piper PA-23, N5478Y, Calexico, CA, April 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1967
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0374
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0374

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1224  67/4/16    CALEXICO, CALIF     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 750
        TIME - 1725                    N5478Y              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE. GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5478Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478Y-2001-04-12), registration cancelled 2001-04-12, S/N 27-2571 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calexico

## Other investigations on N5478Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK66D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0165), Oct 24, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5478Y), Furnace Creek, CA, 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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