# NTSB MKC66D0237: Piper PA-23, N3325P, Iowa Falls, IA, September 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1965
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA · IOWA FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5192° N, 93.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-93.2673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0237

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3304  65/9/17    IOWA FALLS IOWA     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N3325P              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 51, 16500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3325P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3325P-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 23-1276, 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: Iowa Falls

## Other investigations on N3325P (2)

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 IAD71FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG07), Aug 13, 1970: Piper PA-23 (N3325P), Friendshp Arpt, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0392), Jan 27, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N3325P), Garner, IA, 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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