# NTSB NYC71AN057: Piper PA-23, N5917Y, Hartford, CT, November 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1970
- Place: Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1526   70/11/9   HARTFORD,CONN       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N5917Y              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      28, 2635 TOTAL HOURS, 329
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGUARDIA ARPT,NY           HARTFORD,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED GR LTS WERE GREEN. INVEST SHOWED NO GR MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5917Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brainard

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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