UNK65X0159

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Nairobi E Africa, Kenya · October 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 6, 1964
Place
Nairobi E Africa, Kenya · NAIROBI E AFRICA, Kenya
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N616FPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180595

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0079   64/10/6   NAIROBI E AFRICA    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3582
        TIME - 2100                    N616F               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N616F
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.