# NTSB UNK65X0159: Piper PA-23, N616F, Nairobi E Africa, Kenya, October 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1964
- Place: Nairobi E Africa, Kenya · NAIROBI E AFRICA, Kenya
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0159

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616F-1965-03-10), registration cancelled 1965-03-10, S/N 23-164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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