# NTSB SEA68F0078: Piper PA-23, N4986P, Billings, MT, June 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1967
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3214  67/6/26    BILLINGS,MONT       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6420
        TIME - 0800                    N4986P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1295 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- PILOT HEARD PROP BLADES TICK RUNWAY,EXECUTED GO-AROUND,EXTENDED GEAR.LANDED-NO FURTHER DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4986P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4986P), registered now, S/N 27-590, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (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: Logan Field

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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