# NTSB NYC68D0297: Piper PA-23, N4490P, Ewing, NJ, November 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1967
- Place: Ewing, NJ · EWING, NJ
- Location: 40.2698° N, 74.7999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ewing, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2698&lon=-74.7999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4115  67/11/16   EWING,NJ            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1850
        TIME - 1535                    N4490P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4490P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4490P), registered now, S/N 23-2012, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mercer County

## Other investigations on N4490P (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 NYC66F0484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0484), Feb 11, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4490P), Somerville, NJ, 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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