# NTSB MKC67F0612: Piper PA-23, N3471P, Hopkins, MN, May 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1967
- Place: Hopkins, MN · HOPKINS, MN
- Location: 44.9251° N, 93.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkins, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9251&lon=-93.4045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0612
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0612

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1723  67/5/24    HOPKINS,MINN        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1548                    N3471P              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 26, 651 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING COLUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO RESTART ENG.FOR UNDET REASON.PLT LNDED WITH GEAR INDICATING UNSAFE,DID NOT USE EMERG SYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3471P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3471P-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 23-1445 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Colud

## Other investigations on N3471P (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 FTW70F0156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0156), Jul 20, 1969: Piper PA-23 (N3471P), Clear Springs, TX, 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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