# NTSB NYC66F0349: Piper PA-23, N3372P, Old Town, ME, November 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1965
- Place: Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0349
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0349

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3237   65/11/3   OLD TOWN ME         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2000
        TIME - 1120                    N3372P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD TOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN AND LIGHT INOPERATIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3372P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3372P-1967-06-21), registration cancelled 1967-06-21, S/N 23-1329 (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: Old Town

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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