# NTSB OAK67D0182: Piper PA-23, N4541P, Arcata, CA, September 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1966
- Place: Arcata, CA · ARCATA, CA
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3537   66/9/6    ARCATA CALIF        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 10000
        TIME - 1250                    N4541P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: POWER INDICATORS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTED RT ENG MALFUNCTION.LANDED BEFORE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.ENG TACHOMETER FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4541P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4541P-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 27-46, built 1960 (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 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arcata

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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