# NTSB MKC67F0277: Piper PA-23, N2223R, Hazelwood, MO, June 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1966
- Place: Hazelwood, MO · HAZELWOOD, MO
- Location: 38.7947° N, 90.3960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazelwood, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7947&lon=-90.3960&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0277

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3777  66/6/19    HAZELWOOD MO        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1601                    N2223R              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      34, 2665 TOTAL HOURS, 468
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST-LOUIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT LINK FAILED.DOWN LOCK CAM NOT ENGAGING DUE TO DIRT AND BURRS ON LOCKING SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2223R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2223R-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 23-832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert-St-Louis

## Other investigations on N2223R (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 MKC75AK031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK031), Dec 18, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N2223R), Perryville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0534), Nov 2, 1964: Piper PA23 (N2223R), Vichy, 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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