# NTSB UNK64X0712: Piper PA23, N4784P, Elgin, IL, February 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1964
- Place: Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0712

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0481  64/2/27    ELGIN ILL           PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N4784P              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 39, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS
        REMARKS- IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE NOSE WHEEL DOORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4784P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- 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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