# NTSB LAX68D0118: Piper PA-23, N4106P, Torrance, CA, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3008  67/8/28    TORRANCE,CALIF      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N4106P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 2183 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4106P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106P-2018-02-07), registration cancelled 2018-02-07, S/N 23-1586, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance

## Other investigations on N4106P (2)

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 LAX68F0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0401), Apr 6, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N4106P), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68F0218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0218), Nov 21, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4106P), Long Beach, 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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