# NTSB NYC73FNC45: Piper PA-24, N4250, Keene, NH, January 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1973
- Place: Keene, NH · KEENE, NH
- Location: 42.9337° N, 72.2781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keene, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9337&lon=-72.2781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0001   73/1/1    KEENE,NH            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 525
        TIME - 1550                    N4250               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLANT HOPKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLAREMONT,NH                MANVILLE,NJ                  KEENE,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- PIC DIVERTED ATTN TO OTR ACFT IN TFC PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4250](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4250), registered now, S/N 24-894, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Dillant Hopkins

## Other investigations on N4250 (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 UNK65X0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0258), Oct 12, 1964: Piper PA24 (N4250), Murfreesburg, TN, 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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