# NTSB MKC67D0434: Piper PA-23, N5979Y, Independence, MO, January 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1967
- Place: Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0434

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0298  67/1/31    INDEPENDENCE,MO     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1130                    N5979Y              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MEM.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5979Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979Y-2013-02-08), registration cancelled 2013-02-08, S/N 27-3151, built 1966 (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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Independence Mem.

## Other investigations on N5979Y (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 MIA71DLT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLT20), Jun 26, 1971: Piper PA-23 (N5979Y), Jackson, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0390), Jul 25, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5979Y), Kansas City, MO, 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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