# NTSB UNK65X0434: Piper PA23, N4075P, Payette, ID, October 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1964
- Place: Payette, ID · PAYETTE, ID
- Location: 44.0801° N, 116.9269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Payette, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0801&lon=-116.9269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0434

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3334  64/10/25   PAYETTE ID          PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200
        TIME - 1500                    N4075P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR FOUND TO BE 40 MPH FAST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4075P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4075P), registered now, S/N 23-1537, built 1958 (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: Payette

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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