# NTSB UNK64X1628: Piper PA23, N4367P, Abilene, TX, May 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1964
- Place: Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1628
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1628

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1171   64/5/5    ABILENE TEX         PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1222                    N4367P              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 32, 4086 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
          PERSONNEL-PAX INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4367P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4367P-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N 23-1867, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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
- Airport: Abilene Municipal

## Other investigations on N4367P (2)

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 FTW67F0393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0393), Dec 23, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4367P), Austin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0647](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0647), Apr 30, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4367P), Houston, 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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