# NTSB MIA66F0204: Piper PA-23, N338WS, Memphis, TN, September 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1965
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2498  65/9/13    MEMPHIS TENN        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2500
        TIME - 1842                    N338WS              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS
        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
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N338WS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338WS-2009-04-02), registration cancelled 2009-04-02, S/N 23-1341, built 1958 (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: Memphis

## Other investigations on N338WS (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 CEN09LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA211), Mar 13, 2009: Piper PA-23-160 (N338WS), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel contamination. Also causal was the pilot's decision to conduct the flight with known contaminants in the fuel.

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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