MIA67F0303

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Birmingham, AL · November 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1966
Place
Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5203YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120196

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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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3-3608   66/11/5   BIRMINGHAM ALA      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3900
        TIME - 1123                    N5203Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNICI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5203Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Birmingham Munici

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.