# NTSB NYC68D0068: Piper PA-23, N4330Y, Boston, MA, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&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, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2590  67/7/27    BOSTON,MASS         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2500
        TIME - 1000                    N4330Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND.
```

## 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: Logan

## 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 NYC67D0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0135), Jul 26, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4330Y), Hyannis, 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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