# NTSB UNK64X1841: Piper PA23, N5152Y, Sparrevohn, AK, May 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1964
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK · SPARREVOHN, AK
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&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 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1841
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1841

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1335  64/5/19    SPARREVOHN ALAS     PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5000
        TIME - 0955                    N5152Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARREVOHN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- WARNING HORN NOT OPERATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5152Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5152Y-1966-09-07), registration cancelled 1966-09-07, S/N 27-2188 (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: Sparrevohn

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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