# NTSB SEA68D0136: Piper PA-23, N4893P, Georgetown, WA, August 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1967
- Place: Georgetown, WA · GEORGETOWN, WA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3982  67/8/15    GEORGETOWN,WASH     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1953                    N4893P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  47, 11600 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- ATTENTION DIVERTED BY TRAFFIC IN PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4893P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4893P), registered now, S/N 27-477, built 1961 (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: Boeing Field

## Other investigations on N4893P (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 UNK64X2133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2133), Jun 5, 1964: Piper PA23 (N4893P), Gambell, AK, 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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