# NTSB UNK64X2595: Piper PA23, N4604P, Anchorage, AK, July 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1964
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2595
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2595

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1898   64/7/1    ANCHORAGE ALAS      PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2608
        TIME - 1430                    N4604P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 889 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCORAGE INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- PILOT THOUGHT NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN,LANDED WITH BOTH PROPELLERS FEATHERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4604P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ancorage Intl

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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