# NTSB MKC75FER24: Piper PA-23, N14223, Hibbing, MN, September 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1974
- Place: Hibbing, MN · HIBBING, MN
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FER24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4170  74/9/24    HIBBING,MINN        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2066
        TIME - 1315                    N14223              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIBBING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISMARCK,N DAK              HIBBING,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- HYD LEAK,LDG GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14223](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14223-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 27-4782, built 1972 (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: Hibbing

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740924040989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924040989A), Sep 24, 1974: Piper PA23250, Hibbing, MN, Substantial damage. Hyd leak,ldg gear was not locked down.

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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