# NTSB NYC69F0455: Piper PA-23, N4792P, Andover, NJ, May 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1969
- Place: Andover, NJ · ANDOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.9857° N, 74.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9857&lon=-74.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1492  69/5/30    ANDOVER,NJ          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 523
        TIME - 1130                    N4792P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AEROFLEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT SAID SUDDEN GUST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. ACFT STRUCK RNWY ON L WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4792P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4792P-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 27-350, built 1960 (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 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aeroflex

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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