# NTSB MIA73OM021: Piper PA-23, N4444P, Virgin Gorda, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1972
- Place: Virgin Gorda, U.S. Virgin Islands · VIRGIN GORDA, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73OM021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73OM021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0036  72/8/21    VIRGIN GORDA,BVI    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1635                    N4444P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            47, 13200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGIN GORDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEF ISLAND,BVI             VIRGIN GORDA,BVI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4444P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444P-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 23-1963, built 1960 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Virgin Gorda

## Other investigations on N4444P (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 MIA86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA036), Nov 27, 1985: Piper PA-23-160 (N4444P), Dorado, PR, substantial damage

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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