# NTSB NYC74IN027: Piper PA-23, N14196, White Plains, NY, September 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1973
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0019  73/9/19    WHITE PLAINS,NY     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1440                    N14196              PX-  0  0  0  NS CTR CARGO              AGE 34, 926 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            97 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINDEN,NJ                   WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14196](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14196-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 27-4758, built 1971 (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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Westchester Cty

## Other investigations on N14196 (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 FTW96GA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96GA365), Aug 31, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N14196), Jennings, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane, the dark night, and fog.

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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