# NTSB UNK64X0882: Piper PA23, N4506P, Wheeling, IL, March 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1964
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0882
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0882

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0597  64/3/11    WHEELING ILL        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1750
        TIME - 1530                    N4506P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING
        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: [N4506P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506P-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 27-9, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- 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: Wheeling

## Other investigations on N4506P (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 CHI73FEV31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV31), Jun 27, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N4506P), Springfield, IL, 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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