# NTSB NYC67F0218: Piper PA-23, N5691Y, Bohemia, NY, July 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1966
- Place: Bohemia, NY · BOHEMIA, NY
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bohemia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2314  66/7/30    BOHEMIA NY          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3970
        TIME - 1800                    N5691Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - L.I.MACARTHUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT DIRTY PREVENTING NOSE GEAR  FROM LOCKING DOWN.RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5691Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5691Y-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 272810 (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: L.I.Macarthur

## Other investigations on N5691Y (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 NYC68F0328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0328-112040), Dec 18, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5691Y), Winooski, VT, destroyed

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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