# NTSB NYC72FNC09: Piper PA-23, N5195Y, Old Town, ME, August 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1971
- Place: Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2791  71/8/16    OLD TOWN,ME         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 825
        TIME - 1525                    N5195Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEWITT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CONN               OLD TOWN,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL GREEN LIGHT,GR SELECT WARN LIGHT AND HORN NOT OPERATING.PLT AWARE WARN SYS IN PART,INOP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5195Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dewitt Field

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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