# NTSB MIA66D0453: Piper PA-23, N5694Y, Miami, FL, February 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1966
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0389  66/2/27    MIAMI FLA           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N5694Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 49, 15000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5694Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694Y-1969-10-08), registration cancelled 1969-10-08, S/N 27-2814 (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: Miami

## Other investigations on N5694Y (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 MIA69A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0003), Jul 7, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N5694Y), Ft Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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