MIA66F0252

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Pompano Beach, FL · September 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1965
Place
Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5658YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175539

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2676  65/9/12    POMPANO BEACH FLA   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0918                    N5658Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 53, 5800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5658Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pompano

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.