# NTSB UNK64X0441: Piper PA23, N1104P, Spartanburg, SC, February 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1964
- Place: Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0441
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0441

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0209   64/2/2    SPARTANBURG SC      PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 700
        TIME - 1700                    N1104P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1104P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1104P-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 23-114, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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