# NTSB NYC66F0556: Piper PA-23, N4562P, Snydertown, PA, March 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1966
- Place: Snydertown, PA · SNYDERTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.8727° N, 76.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snydertown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8727&lon=-76.6735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0556
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0556

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0506   66/3/9    SNYDERTOWN PA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 240
        TIME - 1710                    N4562P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANKFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OPERATION ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4562P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4562P-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 27-69, built 1960 (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: Lankford

## Other investigations on N4562P (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 NYC67A0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0083), Nov 23, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4562P), Lewisburg, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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