# NTSB NYC67D0135: Piper PA-23, N4330Y, Hyannis, MA, July 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1966
- Place: Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1989  66/7/26    HYANNIS MASS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1260
        TIME - 0645                    N4330Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNSTABLE MUNICI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- FLOCK OF SEAGULLS-DAMAGED NOSE,LEADING EDGE RIGHT WING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4330Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4330Y-1973-08-02), registration cancelled 1973-08-02, S/N 27-620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnstable Munici

## Other investigations on N4330Y (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 MKC73AK070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK070), May 26, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N4330Y), Cloquet, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68D0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0068), Jul 27, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4330Y), Boston, MA, 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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