# NTSB UNK64X1435: Piper PA23, N5305Y, Lubbock, TX, April 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1964
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1435
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1435

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1019  64/4/24    LUBBOCK TEX         PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 767
        TIME - 1750                    N5305Y              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5305Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5305Y-1967-07-11), registration cancelled 1967-07-11, S/N 27-2378 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Town And Country

## Other investigations on N5305Y (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 UNK64X1126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1126), Apr 1, 1964: Piper PA23 (N5305Y), Amarillo, TX, 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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