# NTSB NYC65F0185: Piper PA-23, N5604Y, New Haven, CT, April 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1965
- Place: New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Location: 41.3108° N, 72.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Haven, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3108&lon=-72.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3268  65/4/24    NEW HAVEN CONN      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N5604Y              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 1486 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            155 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWEED-NEW HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- POWER-PAK HAND PUMP PISTON RETAING RING BECAME DISLODGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5604Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5604Y-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 27-2712 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven

## Other investigations on N5604Y (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 NYC67A0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0178), Jun 13, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5604Y), Tannersville, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC67F0598](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0598), Mar 27, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5604Y), Granville, NY, 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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