# NTSB MIA68D0157: Piper PA-23, N5184Y, Titusville, FL, July 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1967
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2599  67/7/29    TITUSVILLE,FLA      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0935                    N5184Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 57, 15000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TI-COCO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5184Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5184Y-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 27-2231, built 1962 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ti-Coco

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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