# NTSB NYC76IN050: Piper PA-23, N5700Y, White Plains, NY, November 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1975
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76IN050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0024  75/11/12   WHITE PLAINS,NY     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1200
        TIME - 1853                    N5700Y              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BEDFORD,MA                  WHITE PLAINS,NY              BOSTON,MA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           49                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- T/D WITH GR RETRACTED,GO-AROUND,LNDP OK.PLT CONCERN WITH LWRG CLG AND OTR TFC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5700Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5700Y-2019-04-18), registration cancelled 2019-04-18, S/N 27-2821, built 1965 (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 IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Westchester Co

## Other investigations on N5700Y (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 CHI66A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0055), Dec 6, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5700Y), Detroit, MI, 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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