# NTSB NYC67A0071: Piper PA-23, N5708Y, Farmingdale, NJ, October 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1966
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ · FARMINGDALE, NJ
- Location: 40.1984° N, 74.1701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1984&lon=-74.1701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4338  66/10/30   FARMINGDALE NJ      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2595
        TIME - 0955                    N5708Y              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONMOUTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR LOCK,PART NO. 16667-00 BENT.IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5708Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5708Y-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 27-2829, built 1965 (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: Monmouth

## Other investigations on N5708Y (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 NYC74IN107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN107), Jun 11, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N5708Y), Batavia, NY, incident, minor 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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